Doud Golden Delicious
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Tetraploid. A sport of Golden Delicious having much larger fruit. It was discovered by Lorne J. Doud, Wabash, Indiana, USA. Recorded in 1952. Fruits are sweet, crisp and juicy with a good aromatic flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Sport of Golden Delicious
Mother to:
Sir Prize
Size
large b
Type
Dessert b
Accession name
Doud Golden Delicious (NY)
Flowering time
13th May 10% flowering
18th May Full (80%) flowering
24th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late October a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register