Ontario

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

Accession No.
1923 - 058   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Ontario

Flowering time
7th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
19th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late October 1

Size
medium-large 1

Type
Culinary / Dessert 1

Shape
Broad globose conical 1

Ribbing
strong 1

Ground Colour
Green yellow 1

Over Colour
Red 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
mottled/washed out 1

Firmness
soft 1

Coarseness
coarse 1

Flesh Colour
White 1

References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register