Spigold

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Triploid. Raised at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, USA. Fruits have fine-textured, juicy, sweet flesh with a pleasant flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Rodluvan x Golden Delicious

Size
large ²

Type
Dessert ²

Over Colour
Red ²

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped ²

Firmness
firm-very firm ²

Accession No.
1979 - 187   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Spigold (LA 68A)

Flowering time
13th May 10% flowering
17th May Full (80%) flowering
23rd May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid October ¹

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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