Ballyfatten (apple)

Malus domestica 'Ballyfatten'
Ballyfatten apples
SpeciesMalus domestica
Cultivar'Ballyfatten'
OriginRepublic of Ireland, Ireland

Ballyfatten, also, Bally Fatten[1] is a cultivar of domesticated apple.

Its origin

Ballyfatten apple originated, in northern Ireland, in 1802,[1] in Ballyfatten, and has long been popular there.[2]

Ballyfatten is a baking apple

Ballyfatten is used in baking, as a cooking apple.[3]

Growing

Flowering time

  1. On May 13, Ballyfatten is 10% flowering,
  2. On May 17, Ballyfatten is full flowered, 80%, and,
  3. On May 24, 90%, of petals have fallen[1]

Pollination

For pollination, Ballyfatten apples needs another apple, of flowering group A, B, or C, or of a group directly above or below.[4]

Picking time

The best time to pick Ballyfatten apples is late September.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Culinary apple". National Fruit Collection. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Apple Ballyfatten". futureforests.ie. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Heritage Fruit Tree Nursery". Heritage Fruit Tree Nursery. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Native Irish Apple Balleyfatten". clarenbridgegardencentre.ie. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
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