Geneva Ontario
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 1
Size
large 1
Type
Culinary / Dessert 1
Shape
Broad globose conical 1
Ribbing
strong 1
Ground Colour
Green yellow 1
Over Colour
Red 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
mottled/solid flush 1
Firmness
soft 1
Coarseness
coarse 1
Flesh Colour
White 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register