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 1
Size
large 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
Flat globose 1
Ribbing
weak-medium 1
Crown
weak-medium 1
Ground Colour
Whitish green 1
Over Colour (Amount)
medium 1
Over Colour
Red 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled 1
Russet
very low 1
Firmness
soft 1
Crunch
crisp 1
Flesh Colour
White 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register