Macross

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised at the Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, Canada. Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1927. Fruits have fairly firm, coarse, crisp, tender, white tinged pink flesh with a subacid flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
McIntosh x Unknown

Size
medium-large 2

Type
Dessert 2

Shape
Oblong 2

Ribbing
weak 2

Ground Colour
Green yellow 2

Over Colour
Red 2

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 2

Firmness
medium-firm 2

Crunch
crisp 2

Coarseness
coarse 2

Flesh Colour
White 2

Accession No.
1957 - 200   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Macross

Flowering time
2nd May 10% flowering
7th May Full (80%) flowering
14th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late August 1


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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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