Kidd's Orange Red

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Kidd's Orange Red
Hybrid parentage Cox's Orange Pippin x Red Delicious [1]
Cultivar Kidd's Orange Red
Origin Flag of New Zealand.svg Greytown, Wairarapa, 1924
Blossom of the Kidd's Orange Red tree 106kidds.JPG
Blossom of the Kidd's Orange Red tree

Kidd's Orange Red is a cultivar of domesticated apple that was developed in Greytown, Wairarapa, New Zealand. [1] [2] It is also known as the Delco apple. [1] The Kidd's Orange Red creamy white flesh, crisp and juicy texture, and sweet and aromatic flavor. [2]

The Captain Kidd apple is a sport from Kidd's Orange Red with fruit that have a stronger red pigment. [1]

This crop bears fruit reliably but not heavily, making less commercially attractive. [2] It is a parent of Gala and Telstar apple cultivars. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Kidd's Orange Red", National Fruit Collection, retrieved 31 October 2015
  2. 1 2 3 Mikolajski, Andrew (2012). The Illustrated World Encyclopedia of Apples. Lorenz Books. p. 98. ISBN   978-0-7548-2066-6.


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