Magnolia Gold

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Discovered in the 1960s by W.J. Wilson, Magnolia Farms, Fort Valley, Georgia, USA. Introduced in 1970. Fruits are sweet, crisp and juicy.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Golden Delicious x Unknown

Accession No.
1975 - 032   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Magnolia Gold

Flowering time
14th May 10% flowering
18th May Full (80%) flowering
24th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late October 1

Size
medium 1

Type
Dessert 1

Shape
Globose 1

Height
53.38 mm 1

Width
60.16 mm 1

Ribbing
weak 1

Crown
very weak 1

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
low-medium 1

Over Colour
Orange 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
mottled/washed out 1

Russet
very low 1

Crunch
crisp 1

Flesh Colour
Cream 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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