Nugget
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Discovered in 1954 by Homer S. Kemp, Bountiful Ridge Nurseries, Princess Anne, Maryland, USA. It was introduced in 1966. Fruits are sweet, crisp and juicy with a good aromatic flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Golden Delicious x Unknown
Accession name
Nugget
Flowering time
12th May 10% flowering
16th May Full (80%) flowering
22nd May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late October 1
Size
small 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
Globose 1
Height
50.97 mm 1
Width
58.76 mm 1
Ribbing
weak-medium 1
Crown
weak 1
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
low 1
Over Colour
Orange 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out 1
Russet
very low 1
Flesh Colour
Cream 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register