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Apple varieties, United States

Magnolia Gold

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

Discovered in the 1960s by W.J. Wilson, Magnolia Farms, Fort Valley, Georgia, USA. Introduced in 1970. Fruits are sweet, crisp and juicy.

Family tree

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

Magnolia Gold United States, 1960s
- Seed parent Golden Delicious United States, 1905
  - Parent Grimes Golden United States, by 1804

Where Magnolia Gold came from. The lines lead to its parents: Golden Delicious (United States).

Sources

Magnolia Gold (accession 1975 - 032), 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).