Bancroft
Dessert apple
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated in Ottawa, Canada by the Division of Horticulture Experimental Farm. It was selected in 1930 and introduced in about 1935. Fruits have firm, greenish white flesh with a subacid flavour.
Synonyms:
Bankroft
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Forest x McIntosh
Fruit Size
medium b
Fruit Shape
flat, truncate-conic, convex b
Fruit Height
56 mm b
Fruit Width
67 mm b
Ribbing
ribbed at apex, slightly ribbed on body b
Ground Colour
greenish yellow b
Over Colour
striped red, nearly covered with dark red b
Russet Type
netted and dotted russet b
Flesh Colour
greenish white b
Flesh Texture
firm, fine b
Flavour
subacid b
Tree
spreading b
Accession name
Bancroft
Flowering time
2nd May 10% flowering
7th May Full (80%) flowering
13th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid October a
Size
large a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Broad globose conical a
Height
71.41 mm a
Width
78.90 mm a
Ribbing
weak-medium a
Crown
medium a
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
medium-high a
Over Colour
Red a
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/solid flush a
Russet
low a
Greasiness
Medium a
Firmness
firm a
Crunch
crisp a
Coarseness
fine a
Juiciness
juicy a
Flesh Colour
Cream a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register