Hunter Spartan

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

A tetraploid form of Spartan. Fruits have crisp, juicy flesh with a refreshing vinous flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Sport of Spartan

Accession No.
1974 - 062   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Hunter Spartan

Flowering time
9th May 10% flowering
15th May Full (80%) flowering
20th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early October 1

Size
medium 1

Type
Dessert 1

Shape
Broad globose conical 1

Ribbing
weak-medium 1

Crown
medium 1

Ground Colour
Yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
high 1

Over Colour
Dark Red 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/solid flush 1

Firmness
firm 1

Crunch
crisp 1

Coarseness
fine 1

Flesh Colour
White 1

References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register