Alexis
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
A more highly coloured sport of McIntosh. Received via Scotland from Yugoslavia. It first fruited in Scotland in 1960.Fruits have rather soft, very juicy flesh with a sweet and pleasant vinous flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Sport of McIntosh
Accession name
Alexis
Flowering time
4th May 10% flowering
8th May Full (80%) flowering
15th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid September a
Size
large a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Flat globose a
Ribbing
weak-medium a
Crown
weak-medium a
Ground Colour
Whitish green a
Over Colour (Amount)
medium a
Over Colour
Red a
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled a
Russet
very low a
Firmness
soft a
Crunch
crisp a
Flesh Colour
White a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.