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Kidd's Orange Red
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1924 at Greytown, Wairarapa, New Zealand by J.H.Kidd. It was introduced to the UK in about 1932. Fruits have firm, crisp, juicy, sweet flesh with a rich aromatic flavour.
- Synonyms:
- Delco, Kidd's Orange, Kidd's Oranje Roode
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Donnington)
- Parentage:
- Cox's Orange Pippin x Delicious
- Mother to:
- Imperial Gala
- Gala
- Father to:
- Telstar
- Sports:
- Captain Kidd
- Shape
- Truncate conical 2
- Size
- medium 2
- Height
- 54.00mm 2
- Width
- 67.00mm 2
- Ribbing
- medium 2
- Ground Colour
- Yellow 2
- Over Colour
- Orange 2
- Over Colour (Pattern)
- striped 2
- Russet
- very low 2
- Crunch
- crisp 2
- Coarseness
- fine 2
- Flesh Colour
- Cream 2
Accession No.
1973 - 158
- Accession name
- Kidd's Orange Red (LA)
- Flowering time ›››
- 6th May10% flowering
12th MayFull (80%) flowering
20th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Mid October 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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