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Magnolia Gold

Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession

Discovered in the 1960s by W.J. Wilson, Magnolia Farms, Fort Valley, Georgia, USA. Introduced in 1970. Fruits are sweet, crisp and juicy.

Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Picking time
Late October
Flowering
14th May (10%) · 18th May (full) · 24th May (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
Size
medium
Type
Dessert
Crown
very weak
Shape
Globose
Width
60.16 mm
Crunch
crisp
Height
53.38 mm
Russet
very low
Ribbing
weak
Over colour
Orange
Flesh colour
Cream
Ground colour
Whitish yellow
Over colour amount
low-medium
Over colour pattern
mottled/washed out

Source · National Fruit Collection

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