Golden Red

Apple

Golden Red

Origin/History

Originated on Long Island; origin unknown. A variety formerly grown on Long Island but now apparently obsolete (Beach).

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium or below, roundish oblate.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Not described in source.

Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Yellow, shaded, splashed, and mottled nearly over the whole surface (Downing). Beach summarizes the color as yellow nearly overspread with red.

Flesh/Flavor: Yellowish, crisp, moderately juicy, pleasant subacid.

Core/Seeds: Core small.

Season

December and January.

Uses

Not profitable. Fruit liable to rot on the tree.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

References cited by Beach: Downing (1872, p. 195); Connecticut Board of Agriculture (1889, p. 356).

Book Sources

Described in 2 period pomological works

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Golden Red.

From Long Island. Origin unknown.

Fruit medium or below, roundish oblate, yellow, shaded, splashed, and mottled nearly over the whole surface. Flesh yellowish, crisp, moderately juicy, pleasant subacid. Core small. December, January. Fruit liable to rot on the tree, not profitable.

— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

GOLDEN RED.

REFERENCES. 1. Downing, 1872:195. 2. Conn. Bd. Agr., 1889:356.

A variety formerly grown on Long Island but now apparently obsolete. Downing describes it as medium or below, yellow nearly overspread with red, subacid. Season December and January. Fruit liable to rot on the tree (1).

— S.A. Beach, The Apples of New York, Vol. 1 (1905)