Ozark Gold

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised at Mountain Grove Fruit Experiment Station, Missouri, USA. Introduced in 1970. Fruits have firm flesh with a mild, subacid flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Golden Delicious x Red Delicious X Conrad

Accession No.
1971 - 052   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Ozark Gold

Flowering time
17th May 10% flowering
20th May Full (80%) flowering
27th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late September 1

Size
large 1

Type
Dessert 1

Shape
Oblong conical 1

Height
73.20 mm 1

Width
75.90 mm 1

Ribbing
weak-medium 1

Crown
medium 1

Ground Colour
Yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
very low 1

Over Colour
Orange 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out 1

Russet
very low 1

Crunch
crisp 1

Juiciness
juicy 1

Flesh Colour
Cream 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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