Cortland

Orig. in Geneva, N.Y., by S.A. Beach, New York State Agr. Expt. Sta. Introd. in 1915. Ben Davis × McIntosh; cross made in 1898. <b>Fruit:</b> large; roundish-oblate; ribbed uniform; skin attractive red, darkly and obscurely striped; bloom heavy; flesh white, slow to discolor on exposure to air, fine-grained, crisp, tender, juicy, subacid, quality good; hangs well on tree; stands handling well; season November to February; dessert, cooking, and market usage; resembles McIntosh. <b>Tree:</b> early and annual bearer; very hardy; heavy cropper, susceptible to scab and mildew.