Apple "McIntosh - VK71 (Rosie Mac™)"

McIntosh VK71 “Rosie Mac”™

Brilliant Crimson Canadian Apple

            [Acid-medium/high; Sugar-high; Tannin-low]

Eating, Culinary, Juice

Tart, Sweet, Juicy

Physical Attributes:

• Shape: Medium-large obolid round
• Skin: Green base with significant scarlet red flush (90%) that begins colouring after fruit set. Thick-skinned.
• Flesh: Bright white, coarse grained, juicy with a tender texture.

Flavour:

            Tart, fresh lemonade with an 'old-fashioned' flavor that mellows out to be more honeyed pear as it stores.

Neat History:

            VK71 named after Kevin Van Kalkeran's father who found a resilient sport branch off an older McIntosh block at their family orchard on Osoyoos Lake in 2002.

Growing Attributes:

• Precocity: Average
• Vigour: Moderately vigorous
• Disease Tolerance: Very good, especially to fireblight and powdery mildew
• Zone Hardiness: 4 (Map link)
• Pollination Group: III (Chart) (Diploid)
• Cropping: Regular, heavy
• Picking Season: Early September
• Storage: 3 months
• Special Care: Prefers lighter, well-drained soil. Spur-bearing. Fairly resistant to windfall.

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