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 ^a

Size
medium ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Broad globose conical ^a

Ribbing
weak-medium ^a

Crown
medium ^a

Ground Colour
Yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
high ^a

Over Colour
Dark Red ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/solid flush ^a

Firmness
firm ^a

Crunch
crisp ^a

Coarseness
fine ^a

Flesh Colour
White ^a

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References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.