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Burgundy

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised at the New York State Agricultural Experimental Station, Geneva, U.S.A. Introduced in 1974. Fruits have sweet, crisp flesh which is often heavily stained with pink.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Macoun x Monroe

Accession No.
1975 - 035

  

Accession name
Burgundy
Flowering time  ›››
10th May10% flowering
15th MayFull (80%) flowering
22nd May90% petal fall
Picking time
Late September 1
Size
large 1
Shape
Broad globose conical 1
Height
61.95 mm 1
Width
71.20 mm 1
Ribbing
weak 1
Crown
absent 1
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1
Over Colour
Red 1
Over Colour Amount
high 1
Over Colour Pattern
striped/solid flush 1
Russet
very low 1
Crunch
crumbly 1
Flesh Colour
Cream 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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