McLellan
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in about 1780 in a seedling orchard at Woodstock, Connecticut, USA. Fruits have fairly firm, fine, very tender flesh with a sweet subacid flavour.
- Synonyms:
- Lilac, M'Clellan's, M'Lellan, M'Lellan's, Mac-Lellan, MacLellan, Martin, Mc Lellan, McClelan, McClellan, Mek-Lellan
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession No.
1952 - 124
- Accession name
- McLellan
- Flowering time ›››
- 5th May10% flowering
10th MayFull (80%) flowering 17th May90% petal fall
- Picking time
- Mid October 1
- Size
- large-very large 1
- Shape
- Globose conical 1
- Height
- 71.86 mm 1
- Width
- 80.19 mm 1
- Ribbing
- medium 1
- Crown
- strong 1
- Ground Colour
- Whitish yellow 1
- Over Colour
- Orange 1
- Over Colour Amount
- medium 1
- Over Colour Pattern
- striped/mottled 1
- Russet
- very low 1
- Greasiness
- Medium 1
- Crunch
- crisp 1
- Coarseness
- fine 1
- Juiciness
- juicy 1
- Flesh Colour
- Cream 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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