Patricia

Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.

Dessert

Introduced

1920

Origin

Ontario, Canada

Measured Phenotype

Brix: 11.4 °Bx
Fruit height: 55.0 mm
Fruit width: 65.0 mm

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

Patricia is a Canadian dessert apple selected in Ontario in 1920. It is a deliberate cross with McIntosh as a known parent, and the tree is known for being a heavy bearer. The fruit is picked in mid-September and is best used from October through November.

Best Uses

fresh_eating

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

Lineage

Parents

Mcintosh

Origin & History

Origin type: deliberate cross

References

USDA-NPGS: PI 589118
UK National Fruit Collection: 4521
Wikidata: Q41780105