Spartan
Dessert apple
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1926 by R.C.Palmer at the Dominion Experiment Station, Summerland, British Columbia, Canada. Introduced in 1936. Fruits have firm, crisp, fine-textured, juicy flesh with a refreshing vinous flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
McIntosh x Yellow Newtown Pippin
Mother to:
Nova Easygro
Sports:
Hunter Spartan
Fruit Size
large b
Fruit Shape
flat, rectangular to conic, convex, sometimes asymmetric b
Fruit Height
63 mm b
Fruit Width
71 mm b
Ribbing
ribbed base to apex b
Ground Colour
yellow b
Over Colour
almost completely flushed deep purplish red with indistinct stripes b
Flesh Colour
very white b
Skin Texture
bloom, thick b
Flesh Texture
firm, crisp, fine b
Flavour
subacid b
Accession name
Spartan 4n No.3
Accession name
Spartan (compact) (10C-6-43-l)
Accession name
Spartan (LA)
Flowering time
7th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
18th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October a
Size
large a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Broad globose conical a
Height
62.99 mm a
Width
70.94 mm a
Ribbing
weak-medium a
Crown
medium a
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
medium-high a
Over Colour
Red a
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/solid flush a
Russet
low a
Firmness
firm a
Crunch
crisp a
Coarseness
fine a
Flesh Colour
White a
Accession name
Spartan 4n (Scotland)
Accession name
Spartan 4n (Sweden)
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register