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Orange Goff
Culinary / Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Thought to have originated in Kent, England. Recorded in 1842. Fruits have firm, crisp, yellow flesh with an acid flavour.
- Synonyms:
- Ackland Vale, Goff, Kentish Orange Goff, Park Apple, Pork Apple, Top, Top Apple
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession No.
1950 - 065
- Accession name
- Orange Goff
- Flowering time ›››
- 2nd May10% flowering
6th MayFull (80%) flowering
14th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Mid September 1
- Size
- large 1
- Shape
- Globose 1
- Height
- 59.53 mm 1
- Width
- 72.53 mm 1
- Ribbing
- weak-medium 1
- Crown
- very weak 1
- Ground Colour
- Yellow 1
- Over Colour
- Red 1
- Over Colour Amount
- medium 1
- Over Colour Pattern
- striped/mottled 1
- Russet
- low 1
- Crunch
- crisp 1
- Coarseness
- coarse 1
- Juiciness
- juicy 1
- Flesh Colour
- Yellowish 1
- References:
- 1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
- 2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register
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