Milfor
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Milwaukee x Forest
Size
medium 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Broad globose conical 2
Height
57.00 mm 2
Width
69.00 mm 2
Ribbing
medium 2
Ground Colour
Yellow 2
Over Colour
Red 2
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 2
Firmness
soft 2
Coarseness
coarse 2
Flesh Colour
Cream 2
Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1927 from the Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, Canada. Fruits have creamy white, soft, tender, juicy flesh with a fairly sweet, slightly acid and pleasant flavour.
Accession name
Milfor
Flowering time
7th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
19th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late September 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register