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 ^a

Size
large ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Oblong conical ^a

Height
73.20 mm ^a

Width
75.90 mm ^a

Ribbing
weak-medium ^a

Crown
medium ^a

Ground Colour
Yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
very low ^a

Over Colour
Orange ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out ^a

Russet
very low ^a

Crunch
crisp ^a

Juiciness
juicy ^a

Flesh Colour
Cream ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.