Medina
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1911 by Richard Wellington at New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, New York, USA. It was introduced in 1923. Fruits have firm, tender, fairly coarse flesh with a sweet subacid, aromatic and perfumed flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Deacon Jones x Delicious
Size
medium-large 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Flat globose 2
Height
63.00 mm 2
Width
70.50 mm 2
Ribbing
strong 2
Ground Colour
Yellow 2
Over Colour
Orange 2
Over Colour (Pattern)
streaked 2
Russet
low 2
Greasiness
Weak 2
Firmness
firm 2
Coarseness
medium-coarse 2
Flesh Colour
Yellowish 2
Accession name
Medina
Flowering time
7th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
20th 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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