Fireside
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated at Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station, Excelsior, USA, by Charles Haralson. It was selected in 1917 and introduced commercially in 1943. Fruits have firm, crisp flesh with a sweet subacid, aromatic flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Size
large 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Truncate conical 2
Height
70.00 mm 2
Width
87.00 mm 2
Ribbing
medium 2
Ground Colour
Green 2
Over Colour
Red 2
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled 2
Firmness
firm 2
Crunch
crisp 2
Coarseness
medium-coarse 2
Flesh Colour
Greenish 2
Accession name
Fireside
Flowering time
6th May 10% flowering
11th May Full (80%) flowering
19th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register