Golden Royal

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

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 1

Size
large 1

Type
Dessert 1

Shape
Globose conical 1

Height
64.48 mm 1

Width
72.44 mm 1

Ribbing
strong 1

Crown
medium-strong 1

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
absent 1

Over Colour
Pink 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out 1

Russet
low 1

Greasiness
Medium 1

Firmness
soft 1

Coarseness
fine 1

Flesh Colour
White 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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