Goldo
AppleGoldo
Origin and History
Goldo is a cross of Duchess × Grimes Golden. The variety was received from the Agricultural Experiment Station, Department of Pomology, Geneva, New York, in 1927 from the Agricultural Experiment Station (AES) in Brookings, South Dakota. It was also received from Plumfield Nurseries in Fremont, Nebraska (station number A33415), and reported by the U.S. Horticultural Field Station, P.O. Box 1250, Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Fruit
Form and Size
Medium-large, round-conical.
Skin
Light green-yellow.
Flesh
Semi-firm, creamy, and subacid.
Quality
Fair.
Season
Late September.
Tree
Not described in source.
Uses
Not described in source.
Other
Station number: A33415.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— H.H. Fisher (USDA ARS), A Survey of Apple Clones in the United States (1963)Goldo is a cross of Duchess × Grimes Golden. Fruit is medium-large, round-conical, with skin that is light green-yellow. Flesh is semi-firm, creamy, and subacid. Quality is fair. Season: Late September. Received from AES, Brookings, S.D. in 1927; reported by the Agricultural Experiment Station, Department of Pomology, Geneva, New York. Also received from Plumfield Nurs., Fremont, Nebr. (station number A33415); reported by the U.S. Horticultural Field Station, P.O. Box 1250, Cheyenne, Wyoming.