Glenton
Dessert apple
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised at Ottawa Central Experimental Farm, Ontario, Canada. It was named in 1911 and introduced in 1946. Fruits have softish flesh with a subacid flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Northern Spy x Unknown
Fruit Size
large b
Over Colour
flushed red b
Flavour
subacid b
Accession name
Glenton
Flowering time
14th May 10% flowering
18th May Full (80%) flowering
24th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid September a
Size
large a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Globose conical a
Height
68.13 mm a
Width
79.02 mm a
Ribbing
weak-medium a
Crown
weak-medium a
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
low-medium a
Over Colour
Red a
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped a
Russet
very low a
Firmness
soft a
Flesh Colour
Cream a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register