Honeygold

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'Honeygold' apple
Cross section of Honeygold (MM106), National Fruit Collection (acc. 1976-002).jpg
Genus Malus
Species Malus domestica
Hybrid parentage 'Golden Delicious' x 'Haralson'
Cultivar 'Honeygold'
OriginFlag of the United States.svg  USA, University of Minnesota, 1900 - 1949 [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] Keeps very good [1] approximately 3 months. Is best for use in fresh eating and salads, also recommended 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]

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References

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  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
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  6. "Honeycrisp Fun Facts". Stemilt Growers.