Kimball McIntosh

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

A larger fruited sport of McIntosh. Discovered in 1948 in Littleton, Massachusetts, USA by R. Kimball. Fruits have rather soft, fine-textured,very juicy flesh with a sweet and vinous flavour.

Availability

Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:

Sport of McIntosh

Accession No.

1966 - 003

Accession name

McIntosh (NY)

Flowering time  ›››

3rd May10% flowering
9th MayFull (80%) flowering
17th May90% petal fall

Picking time

mid september ¹

References:

1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.

2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register

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