Murray

Crop
Apple
Cultivar
Murray

Orig. by L.P.S. Spangelo, S.J. Leuty, and H.B. Heeney at Agr. Canada, Res. Sta., Ottawa, and Smithfield Experimental Farm, Trenton, Ontario, Canada. Introd. in 1980. Mcintosh × 52-05-26 [Platt Melba × R16T19 (Wolf River × Malus atrosanguinea 804)]. Tested as Ottawa 628. <b>Fruit:</b> medium; red blush stripe on green to yellow ground color; flesh white, fine texture, juicy, moderately acid; quality medium good; processed fruit was rated poor for juice, sauce, and slices; harvest 7 to 10 days before McIntosh; storage life short, less than 1 month at 2 °C. <b>Tree:</b> moderately vigorous, spreading; medium yields; blooms early with Mcintosh; moderately resistant to apple scab, but occasional scab spots have been observed; resistant to cedar apple rust; very susceptible to quince rust.