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Apple varieties, Switzerland

Maigold

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

Raised in 1944 at the Swiss Federal Agricultural Research Station, Wadenswil, Switzerland. It was introduced in 1964. Fruits have crisp, juicy flesh with a sweet and pleasant flavour.

Where Maigold came from.

Sources

Maigold (accession 1971 - 036), National Fruit Collection, Brogdale, Kent (Defra). Supports: the description quoted; the use; the fruit's size, shape and colours and the flesh, from the collection's characterisation; the picking time at Brogdale (mid october).