Wagener
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised by George Wheeler at Penn Yann, New York, USA in 1791 and taken over by Abraham Wagener. Fruits have firm, moderately juicy flesh with a pleasant flavour.
Synonyms:
Pomme Wagener, Vagner, Vagnera Premirovannoe, Vagnera Prizovoe, Wagener Apfel, Wagener Apple, Wagener Premiat, Wagener Price Apple, Wagener-Apfel, Wagener's, Wagener's Preis Apfel, Wagener's Preisapfel, Wagenerapfel, Wageners Preis Apfel, Wageners Preisapfel, Waggoner, Wagner, Wagner Dijas, Wagner Preiss Apfel, Wagner Premiat, Wagnera Prizovoe, Wagoner, Wagoner Apple, Wegenerovo
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Donnington)
Mother to:
Idajon
Ontario
Father to:
Payette
Idagold
Idared
Krasava
Size
medium 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Flat 2
Height
51.00 mm 2
Width
70.00 mm 2
Ribbing
strong 2
Ground Colour
Green yellow 2
Over Colour
Brown 2
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 2
Greasiness
Medium 2
Firmness
medium-firm 2
Crunch
crisp 2
Flesh Colour
White 2
Accession name
Wagener (LA73A)
Flowering time
1st May 10% flowering
6th May Full (80%) flowering
14th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register