Cortland
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1898 by S.A. Beach at New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, USA. Fruits have moderately juicy, slightly coarse-textured flesh with a sweet, refreshing flavour. Skin is tough.
Synonyms:
Cartland, Courtland, Courtlandt
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Ben Davis x McIntosh
Mother to:
Birgit Bonnier
Kim
Eva Lotta
Size
large b
Type
Dessert b
Shape
Broad globose conical b
Height
59.00 mm b
Width
75.00 mm b
Ribbing
weak-medium b
Ground Colour
Green yellow b
Over Colour (Amount)
high b
Over Colour
Red b
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped b
Russet
very low b
Accession name
Cortland (LA 72A)
Flowering time
4th May 10% flowering
9th May Full (80%) flowering
16th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register