Spartan (apple)
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| Hybrid parentage | 'McIntosh' × Unknown |
| Cultivar | 'Spartan' |
| Origin | Summerland, British Columbia, Canada, 1936 |
The 'Spartan' is an apple cultivar developed by Dr. R.C Palmer and introduced in 1936 from the Federal Agriculture Research Station in Summerland, British Columbia, now known as the Pacific Agri-food Research Centre - Summerland.[1] The 'Spartan' is notable for being the first new breed of apple produced from a formal scientific breeding program.[2] The apple was supposed to be a cross between two North American varieties, the 'McIntosh' and the 'Newtown Pippin', but recently, genetic analysis showed the 'Newtown Pippin' was not one of the parents and its identity remains a mystery. The 'Spartan' apple is considered a good all-purpose apple.[3] The apple is of medium size and has a bright-red blush, but can have background patches of greens and yellows.[4]
Disease susceptibility
- Scab: high[5]
- Powdery mildew: high
- Cedar apple rust: high
- Fire blight: medium
Gallery
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Спартан (сорт яблук) IMG 0468 02.JPG
apple from Chernihiv (Ukraine), 2014
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Spartan Apple.jpg
green - they grew in shadow
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М’якоть Спартан (сорт яблук) IMG 0468 05.JPG
white inside
References
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