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Oregon Spur
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
A clone of Red Delicious having more colour. Originated in Milton-Freewater, Ore, USA by Wayne M. Trumbull. Introduced in about 1966. Fruits have firm, very sweet, juicy flesh with an aromatic flavour.
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Parentage:
- Sport of Delicious
Accession No.
1982 - 188
- Accession name
- Oregon Spur
- Flowering time ›››
- 27th April10% flowering
3rd MayFull (80%) flowering
11th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Mid October 1
- Size
- medium-large 1
- Shape
- Globose conical 1
- Ribbing
- medium 1
- Crown
- strong 1
- Ground Colour
- Whitish green 1
- Over Colour
- Red 1
- Over Colour Amount
- high-very high 1
- Over Colour Pattern
- striped/solid flush 1
- Russet
- absent 1
- Crunch
- crisp 1
- Flesh Colour
- White 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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