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Holiday

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised in 1940 by F.S. Howlett at Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station, Wooster, Ohio, USA. It was named and introduced in 1964. Fruits are sweet, crisp and juicy with a slight vinous flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Macoun x Jonathan
Shape
Flat globose 2
Size
medium 2
Height
58.00mm 2
Width
64.00mm 2
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 2
Over Colour
Red 2
Over Colour (Amount)
high 2
Greasiness
Medium 2
Crunch
crisp 2
Flesh Colour
White 2

Accession No.
1965 - 034

  

Accession name
Holiday
Flowering time  ›››
7th May10% flowering
10th MayFull (80%) flowering
18th May90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid October 1

References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register