Mackintosh Red
AppleMackintosh Red
Origin/History
A chance seedling of Ontario, named after Allan Mackintosh, the owner of the estate on which it was found. Another account places its age at least 115 years old (from the 1920 publication date, suggesting origin circa 1805 or earlier).
Tree
Growth habit: Vigorous, rather spreading. Fertility: Fair. Leaf: Rather large, slightly upfolded, shallow serrate or crenate margins.
Fruit
Size: 2¾ by 2½ inches.
Form: Medium, round tapering to eye, even outline.
Skin: Smooth. Color pale yellow, almost covered with rich crimson stripes and flush.
Stem: Medium length, rather short, inserted in a large russet cavity.
Calyx/Eye: Nearly closed, set in a medium ribbed basin.
Flesh: Greenish white, firm, slightly sweet, juicy.
Core/Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
October to December.
Uses
Culinary or dessert.
Other
This variety resembles Wealthy in appearance. As of Bunyard's 1920 publication, it had not yet been sufficiently tested at Allington (the author's trial ground in Kent) to determine its value for British cultivation.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— E.A. Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)MACKINTOSH RED. New York, II., 132. Culinary or dessert, October to December, 2¾ by 2½, medium, round tapering to eye, even. Colour, pale yellow, almost covered with rich crimson stripes and flush. Skin smooth. Flesh, greenish white, firm, slightly sweet, juicy. Eye, nearly closed in a medium ribbed basin. Stem, medium, rather short in a large russet cavity. Growth, vigorous, rather spreading; fertility, fair. Leaf, rather large, slightly upfolded shallow serrate or crenate. Origin, a chance seedling of Ontario, and named after Allan Mackintosh, the owner of the estate, on which it was found. Another account says it is at least 115 years old. This resembles Wealthy in appearance and has not yet been sufficiently tested at Allington to decide upon its value for this country.