Burgundy
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised at the New York State Agricultural Experimental Station, Geneva, U.S.A. Introduced in 1974. Fruits have sweet, crisp flesh which is often heavily stained with pink.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Macoun x Monroe
Accession name
Burgundy
Flowering time
10th May 10% flowering
15th May Full (80%) flowering
22nd May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late September 1
Size
large 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
Broad globose conical 1
Height
61.95 mm 1
Width
71.20 mm 1
Ribbing
weak 1
Crown
absent 1
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
high 1
Over Colour
Red 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/solid flush 1
Russet
very low 1
Crunch
crumbly 1
Flesh Colour
Cream 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register