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Maigold
Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.
Dessert
Maigold is a Swiss apple developed in Wädenswil from a 1944 cross and introduced in 1964. The fruit offers an aromatic, subacid flavor with crisp, juicy cream-colored flesh. It's best enjoyed fresh after winter storage and is harvested in mid to late October for use through April.
Flavor & Texture
aromaticsubacidcrispjuicy
Best Uses
fresh_eating
Lineage
Parents
Offspring
Origin & History
- Origin type
- deliberate cross
References
- UK National Fruit Collection
- 3743
- Wikidata
- Q41779143