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Winter Marigold
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated in the UK. Recorded in 1865. Fruits have fairly tender, whitish flesh with a sweet and perfumed flavour.
- Synonyms:
- Winter Marygold
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Shape
- Flat globose 2
- Size
- medium 2
- Height
- 56.50mm 2
- Width
- 63.00mm 2
- Ribbing
- medium 2
- Ground Colour
- Whitish yellow 2
- Over Colour
- Red 2
- Over Colour (Pattern)
- striped 2
- Russet
- very low 2
- Greasiness
- Weak 2
- Flesh Colour
- White 2
Accession No.
1946 - 088
- Accession name
- Winter Marigold
- Flowering time ›››
- 4th May10% flowering
10th MayFull (80%) flowering
19th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Late September 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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