Ontario (4n)
A tetraploid clone of Ontario. Fruits are slightly acid eaten as a dessert. Cooks well.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Sport of Ontario
Accession name
Ontario
Flowering time
11th May 10% flowering
15th May Full (80%) flowering
22nd May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late October 1
Size
medium-large 1
Type
Culinary / Dessert 1
Shape
Broad globose conical 1
Ribbing
strong 1
Ground Colour
Green yellow 1
Over Colour
Red 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
mottled/washed out 1
Firmness
soft 1
Coarseness
coarse 1
Flesh Colour
White 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register