Early McIntosh
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised by Richard Wellington at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, New York from seed sown in 1909. It was introduced in 1923. Fruits have crisp, white flesh which is often tinged pink beneath the skin, with a sweet, subacid flavour.
Synonyms:
Early Mac Intosh
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
White Transparent x McIntosh
Mother to:
Dunning
Alton
Father to:
Shinsei
Beverly Hills
Size
medium 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Flat globose 2
Height
52.00 mm 2
Width
58.50 mm 2
Ribbing
weak 2
Ground Colour
Yellow 2
Over Colour (Amount)
high 2
Over Colour
Orange 2
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 2
Crunch
crisp 2
Flesh Colour
White 2
Accession name
Early McIntosh
Flowering time
5th May 10% flowering
9th May Full (80%) flowering
15th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid August 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register