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Captain Kidd
Apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
A more highly coloured sport of Kidd's Orange Red. Originated in 1962 in the orchard of Mr Robin Osborne at Twyford, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. Introduced in 1969. Fruits are crisp, sweet and juicy with a rich, aromatic flavour.
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Parentage:
- Sport of Kidd's Orange Red
Accession No.
1971 - 046
- Accession name
- Captain Kidd
- Flowering time ›››
- 9th May10% flowering
14th MayFull (80%) flowering
22nd May90% petal fall - Picking time
- mid october 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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