Blair
- Origin: Federal
Agriculture Research Station, Ottawa, Ontario.
- Cultivar name: Blair
- Breeder: D.S.
Blair, P. Roy, R.L. Granger
- Author(s): D.S.
Blair, P. Roy, R.L. Granger
- Pedigree: McIntosh X Fameuse.
- Test Code: Introduced
in 1973. O-294
- Tree
characteristics: very hardy, very vigorous, spreading, wide angle
branches, moderate annual production, very precocious; bloom: late mid-season, with
McIntosh.
- Flower characteristics:
- Fruit
characteristics: medium size, 63-70 mm diameter, round-conic, more pointed
than McIntosh; skin: thin and tough, solid dark red with occasional light green areas,
covered with heavy bloom; flesh: white, rarely pale green, juicy, tender, somewhat firm,
crisp, very fine; flavor: mildly subacid, aromatic; quality: good; end use: dessert, fresh
eating; ripens September 17 (Frelighsburg, QC), 10 days before McIntosh.
- Post Harvest,
storage: till March.
- Other
characteristics: colors better than McIntosh, otherwise very similar.
- Adaptation &
availability: Good for Quebec and Eastern and Central Canada. A limited
number of budwood is available from the breeder after signing a non-propagation agreement
(only to universities and research stations).
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