Baxter

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Arose near Brockville, Canada. It was known in about 1800. Fruits have firm, coarse flesh with a rather insipid flavour.

Synonyms:
Baxter's Red, la Rue, Larue, Red Pound

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Size
large ²

Type
Dessert ²

Shape
Flat globose ²

Height
76.00 mm ²

Width
100.00 mm ²

Ribbing
weak ²

Ground Colour
Green yellow ²

Over Colour
Red ²

Over Colour (Pattern)
mottled ²

Russet
very low ²

Firmness
firm ²

Coarseness
coarse ²

Flesh Colour
Greenish ²

Accession No.
1930 - 027   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Baxter

Flowering time
4th May 10% flowering
9th May Full (80%) flowering
18th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late September ¹

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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