Wolf River
Culinary / Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised by W.A. Springer near Wolf River, Fremont County, Wisconsin, USA. First recorded in 1875. Fruits have white, tinged green, fine-textured, rather dry flesh with a moderately acid flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Alexander x Unknown
Size
large 2
Type
Culinary / Dessert 2
Shape
Flat 2
Height
76.00 mm 2
Width
108.00 mm 2
Ribbing
medium 2
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 2
Over Colour (Amount)
high-very high 2
Over Colour
Red 2
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 2
Russet
low 2
Greasiness
Weak 2
Firmness
soft 2
Coarseness
medium-coarse 2
Flesh Colour
Cream 2
Accession name
Wolf River
Flowering time
6th May 10% flowering
10th May Full (80%) flowering
17th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid September 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register