Milton apple
Medium sized, pale yellow covered fruit with deep cherry red flush. Fine grained white flesh. Juicy with sweet hint of raspberry flavors.
USDA identification images for Milton
The identification paintings in the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection span the years 1886 to 1942.
Citation: U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705.
Parents and other ancestors of this variety
- McIntosh (parent)
- Yellow Transparent (parent)
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Tree register
United States
- Anna Dana in Dalton, PA
- Joel Howie in Canton, NEW YORK
- Roger Miller in Madison Heights, VA
United Kingdom
- Peter Revell in Hemel Hempstead, HERTS
Harvest records for this variety
2015 season
- July 2015 - tree owned by Roger in Madison Heights, United States
Origins
- Species: Malus domestica - Apple
- Parentage: Yellow Transparent x McIntosh
- Originates from: United States
- Introduced: 1909
- Developed by: Richard Wellington, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station
- UK National Fruit Collection accession: 1929-039
Identification
- Country of origin: United States
- Period of origin: 1900 - 1949
Using
- Picking season: Early
Growing
- Flowering group: 2
Where to buy fresh fruit
The following orchards grow Milton:
United States
Connecticut
- Country Corners Farm, Griswold
Maine
- Conant Orchards, Etna
Massachusetts
- Charlton Orchard, Inc., Charlton
New York
- Borden's Orchard, Schaghticoke
- Northern Orchard Co Inc., Peru
References
- Cedar-Apple Rust
Author: Stephen Vann, University of Arkansas, Division of Agriculture (FSA7538)
Rated as very resistant - no control needed against CAR.