Macwood

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised in 1936 at the Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, Canada. Fruits have firm, somewhat coarse flesh, with a sweet, perfumed flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
McIntosh x Forest

Size
medium 2

Type
Dessert 2

Shape
Truncate conical 2

Height
63.00 mm 2

Width
63.00 mm 2

Ribbing
medium-strong 2

Ground Colour
Green yellow 2

Over Colour (Amount)
high-very high 2

Over Colour
Red 2

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 2

Firmness
firm 2

Coarseness
medium-coarse 2

Flesh Colour
Cream 2

Accession No.
1950 - 146   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Macwood

Flowering time
3rd May 10% flowering
7th May Full (80%) flowering
15th 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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