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Orenco
type: Dessert
synonyms: Orencon
identification: Medium tending to large, Round. The base colour is yellow, washed two thirds or more with a solid, dark red wash. The eye is small and partly open, set in a deep and somewhat narrow basin. The stem is short medium thickness and set in a deep funnel shaped and lightly russeted cavity. Sparsely marked with small, faded light coloured dots,
characteristics: The flesh is white with red stains under the skin. Tender, crisp, very sweet and juicy.
uses: An excellent dessert apple.
origins: Seedling tree c. 1840, Introduced Oregon, 1920 Originated in Orenco, Oregon, USA, by The Oregon Nursery Company, but said by some to be a chance seedling found in Oregon City. It was catalogued in 1903 but said by some to have originated in about 1840.
cultivation: Moderately vigorous tree. The crops tend to be light.
cold storage: Keeps about a month.
harvest: The middle of the third period. resistant to scab
pollination group: D
pollination peak: 14
ploidism: Self sterile. Group D Day 14
cold storage weeks: 4
harvest period: 3
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