Ballarat Seedling

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Found at Ballarat, Victoria, Australia in the garden of Mrs Stewart. Known in the early 1900s. Fruits have coarse, hard flesh with a subacid flavour.

Synonyms:
Ballarat, Stewart's, Stewart's Ballarat Seedling, Stewart's Seedling

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Dunn's Seedling x Unknown

Size
large 2

Type
Dessert 2

Shape
Oblong 2

Height
67.00 mm 2

Width
77.00 mm 2

Ground Colour
Green yellow 2

Over Colour (Amount)
medium-high 2

Over Colour
Pink 2

Russet
very low 2

Firmness
firm-very firm 2

Coarseness
coarse 2

Flesh Colour
Greenish 2

Accession No.
1930 - 057   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Ballarat Seedling

Flowering time
5th May 10% flowering
9th May Full (80%) flowering
17th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late October 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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