Crowngold

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

A more highly coloured sport of Jonagold having a more solid bright red colour. It was selected at the National Fruit Trials. Fruits have sweet, juicy, melting flesh.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Sport of Jonagold

Accession No.
2000 - 012   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Crowngold

Flowering time
26th April 10% flowering
28th April Full (80%) flowering
8th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late October ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.