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Apple varieties, United States

Honeygold

The record of the National Fruit Collection, at Brogdale in Kent, describes it¹:

Raised in 1935 at the University of Minnesota, Horticultural Research Centre. It was introduced in 1969. Fruits are sweet, crisp and juicy.

Family tree

Parents, grandparents and great-grandparents, as the entries in the atlas record them.

Honeygold United States, 1935
- Seed parent Golden Delicious United States, 1905
  - Parent Grimes Golden United States, by 1804
- Pollen parent Haralson United States, by 1913
  - Seed parent Malinda
  - Pollen parent Wealthy United States, about 1860
    - Parent Jonathan United States, by 1826
    - Parent Duchess of Oldenburg Russia, 1700s or earlier

Sources

Honeygold (accession 1976 - 002), 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 october).