Quinte

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised at the Experimental Farm, Smithfield, Ontario, Canada. Introduced in 1964. Fruits have tender, cream, sweet flesh.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Crimson Beauty (Canada) x Red Melba

Size
medium ²

Type
Dessert ²

Shape
Oblong ²

Ground Colour
Yellow ²

Over Colour
Red ²

Flesh Colour
Cream ²

Accession No.
1965 - 009   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Quinte

Flowering time
2nd May 10% flowering
6th May Full (80%) flowering
15th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid August ¹

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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