Carlton

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised in 1912 by Richard Wellington at New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, USA. Fruits have firm, fine flesh with a subacid flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Autumn Bough x Red Astrachan

Mother to:
Niagara

Father to:
Redhook

Accession No.
1952 - 114   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Carlton

Flowering time
1st May 10% flowering
6th May Full (80%) flowering
14th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late August 1

Size
large-very large 1

Type
Dessert 1

Shape
Globose conical 1

Height
78.03 mm 1

Width
86.10 mm 1

Ribbing
weak-medium 1

Crown
medium 1

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
medium-high 1

Over Colour
Red 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled 1

Russet
low 1

Firmness
soft 1

Coarseness
fine 1

Juiciness
dry 1

Flesh Colour
White 1


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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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