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Dorsett Golden
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated in the Bahamas in 1953 at the home of Mrs Irene Dorsett, Nassau, New Providence Islands. It was introduced in 1964. Fruits are sweet and juicy with a light aromatic flavour.
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Parentage:
- Golden Delicious x Unknown
Accession No.
1969 - 036
- Accession name
- Dorsett Golden
- Flowering time ›››
- 15th May10% flowering
19th MayFull (80%) flowering
24th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Mid October 1
- Size
- large 1
- Shape
- Globose conical 1
- Height
- 74.30 mm 1
- Width
- 77.03 mm 1
- Ribbing
- weak-medium 1
- Crown
- medium 1
- Ground Colour
- Whitish green 1
- Over Colour
- Red 1
- Over Colour Amount
- low-medium 1
- Over Colour Pattern
- striped/mottled 1
- Russet
- very low 1
- Juiciness
- dry 1
- Flesh Colour
- Cream 1
- References:
- 1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
- 2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register
Design: Chris Turnbull, September 2019