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Macoun
Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.
Dessert
Measured Phenotype
- Brix
- 14.3 °Bx
- Titratable acidity
- 3.72 g/L
- Juice pH
- 3.60
- Fruit height
- 49.0 mm
- Fruit width
- 65.0 mm
source: GRIN
source: GRIN
source: GRIN
source: NFC
source: NFC
Each value is the highest-precedence :Assertion attached to this cultivar; full provenance (year, evidence type, confidence) is preserved in the graph.
Macoun is a cold-tolerant apple with a crisp texture and balanced flavor that excels as a fresh-eating variety and works well in salads. Developed at Geneva, New York from a McIntosh × Jersey Black cross, it offers medium size and good storage capability in cold conditions.
Flavor & Texture
crisp
Best Uses
fresh_eating
2 historical watercolors from the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection (1886–1942) included in the gallery above. Public domain.
Lineage
Parents
Where to Pick
- Behling's OrchardOrleans CountyU-Pick
- Apple Barrel OrchardsYates CountyU-Pick
- Watt Farms Country MarketOrleans County
- Abendroth's Apple Ridge OrchardWayne CountyU-Pick
- Wickham FarmsMonroe CountyU-Pick
- Rex Young's OrchardOrleans County
- Blackman Homestead FarmNiagara CountyU-Pick
- Burnap's Fruit FarmWayne CountyU-Pick
Origin & History
- Origin type
- deliberate cross
Disease Resistance
- Apple scab
- highly susceptible
- Fire blight
- moderately susceptible
- Powdery mildew
- moderately resistant
- Cedar-apple rust
- resistant
Cornell Apple Variety Database.
References
- USDA-NPGS
- PI 589895
- UK National Fruit Collection
- 3707
- Wikidata
- Q1882985