Patricia
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1898 at Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, Canada. Introduced in 1921. Fruits have soft, loose-textured, white flesh with a sweet, perfumed flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
McIntosh x Unknown
Size
medium 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Oblong 2
Height
55.00 mm 2
Width
65.00 mm 2
Ribbing
weak 2
Ground Colour
Green yellow 2
Over Colour (Amount)
high-very high 2
Over Colour
Red 2
Greasiness
Weak 2
Firmness
soft 2
Flesh Colour
White 2
Accession name
Patricia
Flowering time
2nd May 10% flowering
7th May Full (80%) flowering
14th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid September 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register