Macy

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised by H.L. Lantz at Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station, Ames, Iowa, USA. It was introduced in the 1920s. Fruits have soft, cream flesh with a subacid to sweet flavour.

Synonyms:
Macey

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Northwestern Greening x Wealthy

Size
medium 2

Type
Dessert 2

Shape
Oblong 2

Height
60.00 mm 2

Width
64.00 mm 2

Ribbing
weak 2

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 2

Over Colour (Amount)
low 2

Over Colour
Red 2

Over Colour (Pattern)
streaked 2

Russet
very low 2

Firmness
soft 2

Flesh Colour
Cream 2

Accession No.
1922 - 021   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Macy

Flowering time
8th May 10% flowering
13th May Full (80%) flowering
20th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early October 1


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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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