Clear Gold

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

A sport of Golden Delicious. Originated in Worley's Nursery, York Springs, PA, U.S.A. Fruits have fairly crisp, juicy flesh with a good flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Sport of Golden Delicious

Accession No.
1976 - 123   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Clear Gold

Flowering time
14th May 10% flowering
18th May Full (80%) flowering
25th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late October ^a

Size
medium ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Globose conical ^a

Ribbing
weak-medium ^a

Crown
medium ^a

Ground Colour
Yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
absent ^a

Over Colour
n/a ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
n/a ^a

Russet
very low ^a

Crunch
crisp ^a

Juiciness
dry ^a

Flesh Colour
Cream ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.