Wijcik
The record of the National Fruit Collection, at Brogdale in Kent, describes it1:
A bud mutation of McIntosh producing a more compact, erect and rigid tree. Originated in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada by Anthony Wijcik. Fruits have rather soft, very juicy flesh with a sweet and pleasant vinous flavour.
Family tree
Parents, grandparents and great-grandparents, as the entries in the atlas record them.
- Wijcik Canada
- Sport of Fameuse or Saint Lawrence
Sources
- Wijcik (accession 1984 - 137), National Fruit Collection, Brogdale, Kent (Defra). Supports: the description quoted; the parentage; the use; the fruit's size, shape and colours and the flesh, from the collection's characterisation; the picking time at Brogdale (mid september).
