Oriole
Dessert apple
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1914 in Excelsior, Minnesota, USA by the University of Minnesota Fruit Breeding Farm. Introduced in 1949. Fruits have soft, coarse flesh with a slightly sweet and slightly subacid flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Father to:
State Fair
Fruit Size
medium to large b
Fruit Shape
intermediate to tall, rectangular, convex b
Fruit Height
57-69 mm b
Fruit Width
60-73 mm b
Ribbing
ribbed at eye and on body b
Ground Colour
yellow b
Over Colour
pink flush and streaks b
Flesh Colour
creamy white b
Flesh Texture
soft, coarse b
Flavour
slightly sweet, slightly subacid b
Accession name
Oriole
Flowering time
5th May 10% flowering
9th May Full (80%) flowering
16th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid August a
Size
large a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Globose a
Height
75.53 mm a
Width
77.38 mm a
Ribbing
medium a
Crown
medium-strong a
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
very low a
Over Colour
Red a
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/washed out a
Russet
absent a
Firmness
soft a
Coarseness
fine a
Juiciness
juicy a
Flesh Colour
White a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register