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Sungold
type: Dessert
identification: Medium tending to large size. Oblong to oblong conic. yellow to golden yellow, sometimes with a pale orange blush on the sun exposed face. The calyx is small to medium and open with long, slender petals, set in a somewhat shallow and narrow basin which is often surrounded by a prominently knobbed crown. The stem is very long and slender, set in a deep and narrow cavity which can be russetted. Scattered russet lenticels, predominantly toward the stem end.
characteristics: Sweet with a honeyed flavour, sometimes cloying.
origins: A chance seedling believed to be Golden Delicious crossed with Stark Delicious . Found in 1960 by Alfred and Anthony Caggiano of Bridgeton, New Jersey (U.S.A.). Introduced in 1963.
cultivation: Weakly vigorous. Produces heavy crops.
cold storage: Keeps up to three months.
harvest: Late in the fourth period.
notes: Resembles a Golden Delicious but with less russeting.
pollination group: D
pollination peak: 13
ploidism: Diploid. Self sterile.
cold storage weeks: 12
harvest period: 4
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