Quinte apple
Firm good quality early eating apple that ships well. Medium size, yellow, flushed red.
USDA identification images for Quinte
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.
Visitor reviews
- 21 Oct 2011 BethCanadathis is one of the best apples you'll ever eat! Worth the trouble of finding it!
Origins
- Species: Malus domestica - Apple
- Parentage: Red Melba x Crimson Beauty
- Originates from: Smithfield Experimental Farm, Trenton, Ontario, Canada
- Introduced: 1964
- Developed by: Agriculture Canada
- UK National Fruit Collection accession: 1965-009
Identification
- Country of origin: Canada
- Period of origin: 1950 - 1999
Using
- Picking season: Early
- Keeping (of fruit): 2-3 weeks
- Flavour quality: Good
- Flavour style (apples): Sharper
- Food uses: Culinary
- Food uses: Juice
Growing
- Flowering group: 2
References
- Cedar-Apple Rust
Author: Stephen Vann, University of Arkansas, Division of Agriculture (FSA7538)
Rated as susceptible - control usually needed where CAR is prevalent.