Golden Nugget
The record of the National Fruit Collection, at Brogdale in Kent, describes it1:
Raised in 1932 by C.J. Bishop, Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada. It was introduced in 1964. Fruits have a sweet, rich flavour.
Family tree
Parents, grandparents and great-grandparents, as the entries in the atlas record them.
- Golden Nugget Canada, 1932
- Seed parent Golden Russet
- Pollen parent Cox's Orange Pippin United Kingdom, about 1825
- Parent Margil France, probably by 1608
- Parent Rosemary Russet United Kingdom, by 1831
- Parent Nonpareil France, by the mid 1500s
Sources
- Golden Nugget (accession 1965 - 026), National Fruit Collection, Brogdale, Kent (Defra). Supports: the description quoted; the parentage; the use; the fruit's size, shape and colours and the flesh, from the collection's characterisation; the picking time at Brogdale (late september).
