Honeygold

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Honeygold
Cross section of Honeygold (MM106), National Fruit Collection (acc. 1976-002).jpg
Species Malus domestica
Hybrid parentage Golden Delicious × Haralson
Cultivar Honeygold
Origin Flag of the United States.svg University of Minnesota, 1935 [1]

Honeygold is a cold-hardy cultivar of domesticated apple, which was developed to suit for the northern cold areas. It was developed by the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station's Horticultural Research Center [1] of the University of Minnesota. [2] They were crossing a Golden Delicious with a Haralson in order to obtain a Golden Delicious style fruit with the cold hardiness of the Haralson, a goal which was successfully achieved. [1] [2]

'Honeygold' produces pinkish white blossoms at each spring. Fruit size is medium to large [1] [2] round conical shape. [3] Skin surface is smooth and golden-yellow [2] to greenish with red-bronze blush. [1] [4] [5] Flesh is yellowish-white with flavor very similar to Golden Delicious [2] but is sweeter, [1] crisper [3] and more bland. [1] It stores well, [1] approximately 3 months, and is best for use in fresh eating and salads. It may also be used for baking, apple pies, and apple sauce. [2] [3]

Honeygold is somewhat famous from being falsely labeled as one parent of the Honeycrisp. [5] [6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Honeygold at Orange Pippin
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Mr. Jack's Farm Archived 2015-01-06 at the Wayback Machine
  3. 1 2 3 Recipe Tips
  4. ↑ Grandpa's Orchard
  5. 1 2 "Salt Springs Apple Company". Archived from the original on 2018-05-03. Retrieved 2015-01-06.
  6. ↑ "Honeycrisp Fun Facts". Stemilt Growers.


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