Michigan Golden
Apple
Michigan Golden
Origin and History
This variety was received by John A. Warder from T. T. Lyon, an accurate pomologist of Plymouth, and is described in American Pomology: Apples (1867).
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Large, globular, slightly conic, truncated and somewhat angular.
Surface: Smooth, becoming greasy; color greenish yellow. Dots minute and prominent.
Stem: Long, inclined.
Cavity: Wide, wavy.
Basin: Abrupt, folded.
Eye: Small, closed.
Flesh and Flavor: Flesh yellow, breaking, juicy. Flavor sub-acid. Quality nearly best.
Core and Seeds: Core medium, closed, clasping. Seeds numerous, long, pointed.
Season
September to November.
Uses
Table and kitchen.
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— John A. Warder, American Pomology: Apples (1867)Michigan Golden.
This beautiful apple was received from the accurate pomologist, T. T. Lyon, of Plymouth.
Fruit large, globular, slightly conic, truncated and somewhat angular; Surface smooth, becoming greasy, greenish yellow; Dots minute, prominent.
Basin abrupt, folded; Eye small, closed.
Cavity wide, wavy; Stem long, inclined.
Core medium, closed, clasping; Seeds numerous, long, pointed; Flesh yellow, breaking, juicy; Flavor sub-acid; Quality nearly best; Use, table, kitchen; Season, September to November.