Carlton
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1912 by Richard Wellington at New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, USA. Fruits have firm, fine flesh with a subacid flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Autumn Bough x Red Astrachan
Mother to:
Niagara
Father to:
Redhook
Accession name
Carlton
Flowering time
1st May 10% flowering
6th May Full (80%) flowering
14th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late August 1
Size
large-very large 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
Globose conical 1
Height
78.03 mm 1
Width
86.10 mm 1
Ribbing
weak-medium 1
Crown
medium 1
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
medium-high 1
Over Colour
Red 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled 1
Russet
low 1
Firmness
soft 1
Coarseness
fine 1
Juiciness
dry 1
Flesh Colour
White 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register