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 b
Type
Dessert b
Shape
Truncate conical b
Ribbing
medium-strong b
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow b
Over Colour
Orange b
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped b
Firmness
firm b
Crunch
crisp b
Flesh Colour
White b
Accession name
Atlas
Flowering time
4th May 10% flowering
8th May Full (80%) flowering
14th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early September a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register