Suntan (Malling Suntan)

Crop
Apple
Cultivar
Suntan (Malling Suntan)

Orig. from breeding program at East Malling Res. Sta, East Malling, Kent, England, by F.H. Alston and R. Watkins. Introd. in 1974. Protected by Plant Breeders’ Rights. Cox’s Orange Pippin × Court Pendu Plat; tested as A 1585. <b>Fruit:</b> 65 mm in diam. and larger; color orange red blush and stripes on a greenish golden ground, russet, appearance similar to Cox’s Orange Pippin; shape slightly flattened; high acidity, fully aromatic flavor; high quality; ripens late; at 3.3 °C, stores well until late March, but subject to low-temperature breakdown at 1.7 °C. <b>Tree:</b> vigorous, spreading; high yields every year; triploid, pollen not viable; late flowering, 6 days later than Cox’s Orange Pippin; avoids spring frost; can be pollenized by Golden Delicious and Kent; trees on M.7 not precocious.