Ballyfatten (apple) explained

Malus domestica 'Ballyfatten'
Species:	Malus domestica
Cultivar:	'Ballyfatten'
Origin:	, Ireland

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

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]

External links and references

• Some information

Notes and References

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