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Apple varieties, United States

Ozark Gold

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

Raised at Mountain Grove Fruit Experiment Station, Missouri, USA. Introduced in 1970. Fruits have firm flesh with a mild, subacid flavour.

Family tree

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

Ozark Gold United States, by 1970
- Seed parent Golden Delicious United States, 1905
  - Parent Grimes Golden United States, by 1804
- Pollen parent Delicious United States, 1872
  - Parent Winesap United States, by 1817

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

Sources

Ozark Gold (accession 1971 - 052), 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).