Holiday
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1940 by F.S. Howlett at Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station, Wooster, Ohio, USA. It was named and introduced in 1964. Fruits are sweet, crisp and juicy with a slight vinous flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Macoun x Jonathan
Size
medium 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Flat globose 2
Height
58.00 mm 2
Width
64.00 mm 2
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 2
Over Colour (Amount)
high 2
Over Colour
Red 2
Greasiness
Medium 2
Crunch
crisp 2
Flesh Colour
White 2
Accession name
Holiday
Flowering time
7th May 10% flowering
10th May Full (80%) flowering
18th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid October 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register