Golden Royal

Dessert apple

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Received by NFT 1950. From Ireland. Grown in Ireland.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Fruit Size
medium ^b

Fruit Shape
intermediate, truncate-conic, convex ^b

Fruit Height
51 mm ^b

Fruit Width
64 mm ^b

Ribbing
strongly ribbed at eye ^b

Ground Colour
yellowish white ^b

Over Colour
sometimes flushed gold or pink ^b

Russet Type
russet dots and veining ^b

Flesh Colour
white ^b

Skin Texture
sticky ^b

Flesh Texture
fine, soft ^b

Flavour
rather acid ^b

Accession No.
1950 - 072   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1950 from Ireland. Fruits have fine, soft, white flesh with a rather acid flavour.

Accession name
Golden Royal

Flowering time
5th May 10% flowering
10th May Full (80%) flowering
19th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid August ^a

Size
large ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Globose conical ^a

Height
64.48 mm ^a

Width
72.44 mm ^a

Ribbing
strong ^a

Crown
medium-strong ^a

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
absent ^a

Over Colour
Pink ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out ^a

Russet
low ^a

Greasiness
Medium ^a

Firmness
soft ^a

Coarseness
fine ^a

Flesh Colour
White ^a

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References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register