Lysgolden
Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession
An irradiated mutation of Golden Delicious having some resistance to russet. It was developed at the National Institute of Agricultural Research, Angers, France and was introduced in 1977. Fruits have crisp, sweet, juicy flesh with a good aromatic flavour.
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Picking time
- Late October
- Flowering
- 11th May (10%) · 15th May (full) · 22nd May (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
- Size
- large
- Type
- Dessert
- Crown
- medium
- Shape
- Conical
- Width
- 74.59 mm
- Height
- 76.33 mm
- Russet
- low
- Ribbing
- weak-medium
- Juiciness
- juicy
- Over colour
- Orange
- Flesh colour
- Yellowish
- Ground colour
- Yellow
- Over colour amount
- low-medium
- Over colour pattern
- washed out
Source · National Fruit Collection
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