Goro

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised in 1951 at the Swiss Federal Research Station, Wadenswil. Named and released in 1973. Fruits have crisp, juicy flesh with an aromatic flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Golden Delicious x Schweizer Orange

Accession No.
1974 - 356   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Goro

Flowering time
15th May 10% flowering
17th May Full (80%) flowering
27th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late September 1

Size
large 1

Type
Dessert 1

Shape
Globose 1

Ribbing
weak-medium 1

Crown
medium 1

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
very low 1

Over Colour
Red 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled 1

Russet
very low 1

Firmness
soft 1

Juiciness
juicy 1

Flesh Colour
Yellowish 1

References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register