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McIntosh
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Discovered in 1796 by John McIntosh near Dundela, Dundas County, Ontario, Canada. Propagated by Allan McIntosh. It was introduced and named in about 1870. Fruits have white, rather soft, fine-textured, very juicy flesh with a sweet, pleasant vinous flavou
- Synonyms:
- M'Intosh, Mac Intosh, Mac Intosh Red, Mac-Intosh, Mac-Intosh Red, MacIntosh, MacIntosh Red, Mackintosh, Mackintosh Red, Makintos, Mc Intosh, Mc-Intosh Red, Mc. I. Red, Mc.Intosh Red, McIntosh Red, Mek-Intosh, Mekintos
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Material held in Tidnor Wood National Collection® of Malus (Cider making)
- Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Tredomen)
- Parentage:
- Fameuse or Saint Lawrence x Unknown
- Mother to:
- Tydeman's Early Worcester
- Barry
- Lobo
- Kendall
- Spencer
- Newtosh
- Gloucester Royal
- Victory (USA)
- McSweet
- Empire
- Sharon
- Macoun
- Macross
- Pedro
- Davey
- Macwood
- Tydeman's Michaelmas Red
- Hume
- Joyce
- Patricia
- Merton Charm
- Jonamac
- Alnarps Favorit
- Redhook
- Summerland
- Melba
- Spartan
- Edgar (Canada)
- Scotia
- Father to:
- Bancroft
- Kyokko
- Milton
- Cortland
- Early McIntosh
- Niagara
- Stonetosh
- Mahe
- Noris
- Sports:
- Rogers McIntosh
- Dermen McIntosh
- Kimball McIntosh
- Black McIntosh
- Black Mickey
- Starkspur McIntosh
- Alexis
- Johnson McIntosh
Accession No.
1928 - 019
- Accession name
- McIntosh
- Flowering time ›››
- 1st May10% flowering
6th MayFull (80%) flowering
13th 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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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Design: Chris Turnbull, September 2019