Atlas
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised at the Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, Canada from seed sown in 1898. Introduced in about 1924. Fruits have juicy, soft flesh with a subacid flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Manks Codlin x Unknown
Size
medium 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Truncate conical 2
Ribbing
medium-strong 2
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 2
Over Colour
Orange 2
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 2
Firmness
firm 2
Crunch
crisp 2
Flesh Colour
White 2
Accession name
Atlas
Flowering time
4th May 10% flowering
8th May Full (80%) flowering
14th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early September 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register