Ascot
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1898 at the Experimental Farm, Ottawa, Canada. Introduced in 1913 by the Horticultural Division. Fruits have soft, juicy, sweet flesh.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Northern Spy x Unknown
Size
medium 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Flat globose 2
Ribbing
medium 2
Ground Colour
Green yellow 2
Over Colour
Red 2
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 2
Firmness
soft 2
Flesh Colour
Greenish 2
Accession name
Ascot
Flowering time
7th May 10% flowering
11th May Full (80%) flowering
18th 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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