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 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Broad globose conical 2
Height
59.00 mm 2
Width
75.00 mm 2
Ribbing
weak-medium 2
Ground Colour
Green yellow 2
Over Colour (Amount)
high 2
Over Colour
Red 2
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 2
Russet
very low 2
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 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register