Milton
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1909 at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, New York, USA. by Richard Wellington. Introduced by the N.Y.S. Fruit Testing Association in 1923. Fruits have soft, fine, very white flesh with a sweet subacid flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
White Transparent x McIntosh
Size
medium 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Truncate conical 2
Height
60.00 mm 2
Width
67.00 mm 2
Ribbing
medium 2
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 2
Over Colour (Amount)
high-very high 2
Over Colour
Red 2
Russet
very low 2
Firmness
soft 2
Coarseness
fine 2
Flesh Colour
White 2
Accession name
Milton
Flowering time
1st May 10% flowering
6th May Full (80%) flowering
12th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early September 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register