Orenco

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Originated in Orenco, Oregon, USA, by The Oregon Nursery Company, but said by some to be a chance seedling found in Oregon City. It was catalogued in 1903 but said by some to have originated in about 1840. Fruits have soft flesh with a sweet subacid and aromatic flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1952 - 116   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Orenco

Flowering time
9th May 10% flowering
14th May Full (80%) flowering
21st May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid September 1

Size
large-very large 1

Type
Dessert 1

Shape
Globose 1

Height
68.49 mm 1

Width
83.03 mm 1

Ribbing
weak 1

Crown
weak 1

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
medium-high 1

Over Colour
Red 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled/solid flush 1

Russet
low 1

Firmness
soft 1

Flesh Colour
Cream 1


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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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