Macoun Apple

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Macoun

Dessert apple

Raised at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, USA by Richard Wellington. It was first described in 1918. Introduced in 1923. Fruits have crisp, tender, white flesh with a sweet, scented flavour.

Synonyms: Mekaun

Parentage:

McIntosh x Jersey Black

Mother to:

Holiday

Liberty

Burgundy

 

Shape: Flat

Size: medium

Height: 49.00mm

Width: 65.00mm

Ribbing: weak

Ground Colour: Whitish yellow

Over Colour: Red

Over Colour (Amount): high-very high

Over Colour (Pattern): striped

Crunch: crisp

Flesh Colour: White

Flowering time:

7th May 10% flowering

11th May Full (80%) flowering

18th May 90% petal fall

Picking time: Mid September

 

Source: www.nationalfruitcollection.org.uk

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