Ontario
Culinary / Dessert apple
Culinary / Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised by Charles Arnold at Paris, Ontario, Canada in about 1820. Received the Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1898. Fruits have crisp, juicy flesh with a subacid flavour. Cooks well, breaking up completely. Tends to bruise easily.
Synonyms:
Ontarioapfel
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Wagener x Northern Spy
Mother to:
Schweizer Orange
Juno
Sports:
Ontario (4n)
Geneva Ontario
Fruit Size
medium to large b
Fruit Shape
flat, rectangular to truncate-conic, convex b
Fruit Height
51-57 mm b
Fruit Width
69-76 mm b
Ribbing
prominent ribs base to apex b
Ground Colour
greenish yellow b
Over Colour
flushed brownish red, mottled red b
Flesh Colour
greenish white b
Flesh Texture
rather coarse, soft b
Flavour
subacid sweet b
Accession name
Ontario
Flowering time
7th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
19th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late October a
Size
medium-large a
Type
Culinary / Dessert a
Shape
Broad globose conical a
Ribbing
strong a
Ground Colour
Green yellow a
Over Colour
Red a
Over Colour (Pattern)
mottled/washed out a
Firmness
soft a
Coarseness
coarse a
Flesh Colour
White a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register