Alton

Orig. in Geneva, N.Y., by Richard Wellington, New York State Agr. Expt. Sta. Introd. in 1938. Early McIntosh × New York 845 (Red Canada × Yellow Transparent); cross made in 1923; first full crop in 1935. <b>Fruit:</b> similar to Crimson Beauty; flavor mild, subacid; ripens just after Crimson Beauty; eating and cooking apple for home and roadside markets. <b>Tree:</b> resembles Crimson Beauty.