Britemac
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1934 by Prof. M.A. Blake at New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, U.S.A. Fruits are sweet, crisp and juicy with a flavour similar to McIntosh.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Melba-McIntosh open pollinated x Kildare-Langford Beauty open pollinated
Accession name
Britemac
Flowering time
10th May 10% flowering
16th May Full (80%) flowering
24th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid September 1
Size
large 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
Broad globose conical 1
Height
65.55 mm 1
Width
77.07 mm 1
Ribbing
weak-medium 1
Crown
weak 1
Ground Colour
Whitish green 1
Over Colour (Amount)
medium-high 1
Over Colour
Red 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled 1
Russet
very low 1
Crunch
crisp 1
Juiciness
juicy 1
Flesh Colour
White 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register