Alton
Apple
USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Alton
Origin and History
Alton was received by the USDA Agricultural Research Service from the Agricultural Experiment Station at Geneva, New York. The variety is a deliberate cross of Early McIntosh and a hybrid designation NY 845 (itself derived from Red Canada × Yellow Transparent).
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form Fruit is small, with form similar to Crimson Beauty.
Skin Approximately 90% dull splashed red ground color.
Flavor and Quality Mild subacid.
Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Stem Not described in source.
Flesh and Core Not described in source.
Season
Summer ripening.
Uses
Dessert and culinary.
Distribution and Testing
Alton was evaluated at the following stations: Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, New York (reporting station: NyC); Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois; and Agricultural Experiment Station, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— H.H. Fisher (USDA ARS), A Survey of Apple Clones in the United States (1963)Alton was received from AES, Geneva, N.Y. Parentage: Early McIntosh × [NY 845 (Red Canada × Yellow Transparent)]. Fruit small, similar to Crimson Beauty. 90% dull splashed red, mild subacid. Dessert and culinary. Summer ripening. Reporting station: NyC. Additionally received from AES, Geneva, N.Y., with reporting stations: Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois; Agricultural Experiment Station, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania; NyC.