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Battleford
type: Culinary, Dessert, Pie
summary: A good baking apple, great for pies, also used as a fresh-eating apple. First grown in Saskatchewan (Canada).
identification: Medium to large. Round with angular faces. The base colour is yellow over which is a red, striped blush, heavy on the sun exposed face and light on the shaded side. Short, stout stem, rarely extending to the shoulder of the deep and rather narrow cavity.
characteristics: The flesh is creamy white, coarse grained and crisp. Firm. Sweet-tart.
origins: Raised by Murray Sommerville at North Battleford, Saskatchewan (Canada) from one of three seedling trees, believed to be of Russian origin. Introduced in 1934.
cultivation: Vigorous. Spur bearer. Harvests tend to be moderate. Best grown in wind-sheltered locations.
cold storage: Keeps one month.
vulnerabilities: Somewhat susceptible to fire blight. Bruises easily and prone to damage from hail.
harvest: Ready for harvest at the end of the third period, sometimes in the first half of the fourth.
pollination peak: 1
ploidism: Diploid. Self sterile.
cold storage weeks: 4
brix: 14.5
harvest period: 3
hardiness: 3
sg: 1.0589
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