Ballyfatten (apple)

Ballyfatten, also, Bally Fatten[1] is a cultivar of domesticated apple.

Malus domestica 'Ballyfatten'
Ballyfatten apples
SpeciesMalus domestica
Cultivar'Ballyfatten'
Origin, Ireland

Its origin

Ballyfatten apple originated, in northern Ireland, in 1802,[1] in Ballyfatten, and has long been popular there.[2]

Ballyfatten is a baking apple

Ballyfatten is used in baking, as a cooking apple.[3]

Growing

Flowering time
  1. On May 13, Ballyfatten is 10% flowering,
  2. On May 17, Ballyfatten is full flowered, 80%, and,
  3. On May 24, 90%, of petals have fallen[1]

Pollination

For pollination, Ballyfatten apples needs another apple, of flowering group A, B, or C, or of a group directly above or below.[4]

Picking time

The best time to pick Ballyfatten apples is late September.[1]

References
  1. "Culinary apple". National Fruit Collection. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  2. "Apple Ballyfatten". futureforests.ie. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  3. "Heritage Fruit Tree Nursery". Heritage Fruit Tree Nursery. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  4. "Native Irish Apple Balleyfatten". clarenbridgegardencentre.ie. Retrieved 28 November 2018.


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