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 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Flat 2
Ribbing
medium 2
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 2
Over Colour
Red 2
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled 2
Firmness
firm 2
Crunch
crisp 2
Flesh Colour
White 2
Accession name
Pedro
Flowering time
7th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
19th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early September 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register