McIntosh Red

A very popular apple in North America where it is often referred to simply as Mac. The famous Apple personal computer was named after this apple.

Origin: Canada, 1811

Pollination: McIntosh Red is self-sterile and would require a pollinator to produce a crop.Find pollination partners >

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Characteristics of McIntosh Red apple trees

Use	Dessert
Colour	Red
Flavour	Sweet
Fruit size	Medium
Picking time	Mid/Late Sep
Season of use	Oct-Dec
Tree vigour	Moderate
Tree habit	Upright-spreading
Fruit-bearing	Spur-bearer
Cropping	Heavy
Disease resistance	Scab - Susceptible Canker - Susceptible
Pollination date	7
Pollination group	B
Self-fertility	Self-sterile
Pollinators	Pollination partners
Progeny	Cortland Empire Gloucester Royal Kendall Lobo Melba Merton Charm Michaelmas Red Spartan Spencer Summerred Tydeman's Early Worcester