McIntosh (apple)
Chance seedling
The McIntosh is a sort of culture apple (Malus domestica).
History
The variety goes back to a chance seedling that was discovered by the apple growers John McIntosh on his farm in the hamlet Dundela in the Canadian province of Ontario in 1796. Dundela lies in the former Dundas County, now part of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties, near the town of Prescott. The variety came in 1830 in the trade, the name McIntosh came in 1870.
Due to the short growing season and cold resistance to McIntosh could spread, especially in regions with colder continental climate such as Canada, the Northeastern United States and Poland. End of the 1990 McIntosh was still the second most important apple style in British Columbia.
Description, harvest
The apple fruit has a yellow-green color, more than half of the fruit is coated in red. The soft flesh is white, very juicy and has a sweet - sour taste. The fruit is medium to large in size with an average diameter of 74 millimeters.
The McIntosh is harvested in Central Europe in mid to late September. The growing season is short and the variety is resistant to the cold. McIntosh is storable until the end of November, in a CA storage until the end of February.
McIntosh is strong scab and moderately susceptible to mildew. Especially in humid climates the apple is very scab so that it is no longer planted, for example, in England. Other hand, he is quite strong resistant to fire blight.
Common mutation Summerland McIntosh 1929 with a continuous red fruit and MacSpur which is distinguished mainly by its good disease resistance and hardiness,
Use
The variety is very popular especially in the North American New England. The fruits are well suited for processing into apple sauce, cider and apple pie.
Others
Apple Apple Macintosh computer model was - probably by the computer scientist Jef Raskin - named after the McIntosh Apple; the different spelling is possibly due to the fact that an attempt was made here to avoid confusion with the working in the audio industry company McIntosh Laboratory.