Orenco
Dessert apple
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated in Orenco, Oregon, USA, by The Oregon Nursery Company, but said by some to be a chance seedling found in Oregon City. It was catalogued in 1903 but said by some to have originated in about 1840. Fruits have soft flesh with a sweet subacid and aromatic flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Fruit Size
large b
Fruit Shape
intermediate to flat, truncate-conic to rectangular, convex b
Fruit Height
58-72 mm b
Fruit Width
74-84 mm b
Ribbing
prominent ribs base to apex b
Ground Colour
greenish yellow b
Over Colour
flushed and striped pinkish orange b
Flesh Colour
creamy white, veined green b
Flesh Texture
soft b
Flavour
sweet, subacid, aromatic b
Accession name
Orenco
Flowering time
9th May 10% flowering
14th May Full (80%) flowering
21st May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid September a
Size
large-very large a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Globose a
Height
68.49 mm a
Width
83.03 mm a
Ribbing
weak a
Crown
weak a
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
medium-high a
Over Colour
Red a
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled/solid flush a
Russet
low a
Firmness
soft a
Flesh Colour
Cream a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register