Golden Melon

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised in 1931 at Aomori Apple Experiment Station, Japan. It was named in 1948. Fruits have soft but moderately firm flesh with a sweet and insipid flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Golden Delicious x Indo

Size
medium ^b

Type
Dessert ^b

Shape
Truncate conical ^b

Height
56.00 mm ^b

Width
65.00 mm ^b

Ribbing
medium ^b

Ground Colour
Green yellow ^b

Over Colour
Brown ^b

Russet
very low ^b

Greasiness
Medium ^b

Firmness
soft ^b

Flesh Colour
Cream ^b

Accession No.
1953 - 010   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Golden Melon

Flowering time
5th May 10% flowering
10th May Full (80%) flowering
18th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early October ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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