Apple
Discovered by R. Griffith, Cobden, Illinois, USA. Introduced in 1968 by Stark Bros. Fruits have firm, yellow, juicy flesh with a sweet flavour.
Availability Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession name Blushing Golden
Flowering time 11th May 10% flowering 16th May Full (80%) flowering22nd May 90% petal fall
Picking time late october 1
References: 1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale. 2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register