Scotia

Dessert apple

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised at Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada. Selected in 1948 and introduced in 1961. Fruits have soft, melting, white flesh with a sweet flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
McIntosh x Unknown

Fruit Size
medium ^b

Ground Colour
red ^b

Tree
upright ^b

Accession No.
1965 - 027   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Scotia

Flowering time
1st May 10% flowering
9th May Full (80%) flowering
15th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late August ^a

Size
medium ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Broad globose conical ^a

Ribbing
weak-medium ^a

Crown
absent ^a

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
high ^a

Over Colour
Red ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/solid flush ^a

Russet
low ^a

Firmness
soft-medium ^a

Flesh Colour
Cream ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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