Hunter Ottawa
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
A tetraploid form of Ottawa. It was received by the National Fruit Trials in 1977 from Canada.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession name
Hunter Ottawa (244 )
Flowering time
26th April 10% flowering
7th May Full (80%) flowering
14th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October 1
Size
large 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
Flat 1
Height
60.40 mm 1
Width
77.43 mm 1
Ribbing
weak-medium 1
Crown
weak 1
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
low-medium 1
Over Colour
Orange 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled 1
Russet
low 1
Flesh Colour
Cream 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register