Orenco
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated in Orenco, Oregon, USA, by The Oregon Nursery Company, but said by some to be a chance seedling found in Oregon City. It was catalogued in 1903 but said by some to have originated in about 1840. Fruits have soft flesh with a sweet subacid and aromatic flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession name
Orenco
Flowering time
9th May 10% flowering
14th May Full (80%) flowering
21st May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid September 1
Size
large-very large 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
Globose 1
Height
68.49 mm 1
Width
83.03 mm 1
Ribbing
weak 1
Crown
weak 1
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
medium-high 1
Over Colour
Red 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled/solid flush 1
Russet
low 1
Firmness
soft 1
Flesh Colour
Cream 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register