Edgar (Canada)

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Originated at the Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It was selected in 1929. Fruits have soft, sweet and juicy flesh.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
McIntosh x Forest

Accession No.
1967 - 068   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Edgar (Canada)

Flowering time
11th May 10% flowering
15th May Full (80%) flowering
21st May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early October 1

Size
medium-large 1

Type
Dessert 1

Shape
Globose 1

Ribbing
weak-medium 1

Crown
medium 1

Ground Colour
Green yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
high 1

Over Colour
Dark Red 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/solid flush 1

Russet
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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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