Geneva Ontario
Culinary / Dessert apple
Culinary / Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Tetraploid. A sport of Ontario having larger fruit. It was found in the orchard of New York state Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, USA. Fruits have rather coarse, soft flesh with a subacid and sweet flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Sport of Ontario
Accession name
Geneva Ontario (NY)
Flowering time
12th May 10% flowering
18th May Full (80%) flowering
24th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late October a
Size
large a
Type
Culinary / Dessert a
Shape
Broad globose conical a
Ribbing
strong a
Ground Colour
Green yellow a
Over Colour
Red a
Over Colour (Pattern)
mottled/solid flush a
Firmness
soft a
Coarseness
coarse a
Flesh Colour
White a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register