Milton

Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.

Dessert

Introduced

1923

Origin

Geneva, New York, United States

Measured Phenotype

Brix: 11.8 °Bx
Fruit height: 60.0 mm
Fruit width: 67.0 mm

Each value is the highest-precedence :Assertion attached to this cultivar; full provenance (year, evidence type, confidence) is preserved in the graph.

Milton is a dessert apple introduced in 1923 at the Geneva, New York research station. It is a cross between Yellow Transparent and McIntosh, bred for fresh eating.

Best Uses

fresh_eating

5 historical watercolors from the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection (1886–1942) included in the gallery above. Public domain.

Lineage

Parents

Mcintosh Yellow Transparent White Transparent

Disease Resistance

Apple scab: susceptible
Fire blight: moderately susceptible
Powdery mildew: susceptible
Cedar-apple rust: highly resistant

Cornell Apple Variety Database.

References

USDA-NPGS: PI 588956
UK National Fruit Collection: 3984
Wikidata: Q41779433