Minnehaha
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised at the University of Minnesota Fruit Breeding Farm, Excelsior. Introduced in 1920. Fruits have rather soft, coarse flesh with a subacid, slightly sweet flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Mallinda x Unknown
Size
medium-large 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Flat globose 2
Height
62.50 mm 2
Width
73.00 mm 2
Ribbing
very weak 2
Ground Colour
Yellow 2
Over Colour
Dark Red 2
Over Colour (Pattern)
streaked 2
Russet
very low 2
Firmness
soft 2
Coarseness
coarse 2
Flesh Colour
Greenish 2
Accession name
Minnehaha
Flowering time
5th May 10% flowering
9th May Full (80%) flowering
16th 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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