Sungold

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Found in 1960 by Alfred & Anthony Caggiano at Bridgetown, New Jersey, USA. Resembles Golden Delicious but has little or no russet.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Golden Delicious x Red Delicious

Accession No.
1969 - 054   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Sungold

Flowering time
9th May 10% flowering
13th May Full (80%) flowering
18th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late October ^a

Size
medium ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Truncate conical ^a

Height
65.88 mm ^a

Width
69.39 mm ^a

Ribbing
weak-medium ^a

Crown
medium-strong ^a

Ground Colour
Yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
absent ^a

Over Colour
Orange ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out ^a

Russet
low ^a

Crunch
crisp ^a

Juiciness
juicy ^a

Flesh Colour
White ^a

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References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.