Macy
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised by H.L. Lantz at Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station, Ames, Iowa, USA. It was introduced in the 1920s. Fruits have soft, cream flesh with a subacid to sweet flavour.
Synonyms:
Macey
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Northwestern Greening x Wealthy
Size
medium b
Type
Dessert b
Shape
Oblong b
Height
60.00 mm b
Width
64.00 mm b
Ribbing
weak b
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow b
Over Colour (Amount)
low b
Over Colour
Red b
Over Colour (Pattern)
streaked b
Russet
very low b
Firmness
soft b
Flesh Colour
Cream b
Accession name
Macy
Flowering time
8th May 10% flowering
13th May Full (80%) flowering
20th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register