Pedro
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1898 by Horticultural Division, Experimental Farm, Ottawa, Canada. Introduced in 1913. Fruits have firm, crisp, white flesh with a subacid flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
McIntosh x Unknown
Size
medium b
Type
Dessert b
Shape
Flat b
Ribbing
medium b
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow b
Over Colour
Red b
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled b
Firmness
firm b
Crunch
crisp b
Flesh Colour
White b
Accession name
Pedro
Flowering time
7th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
19th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early September a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register