Fruit Varieties and Horticultural Digest (J Fruit Var & Hort Digest)
Volume 22 Number 1 Article 2 Pages: 2-2
Year 1968 Month 1
Title: The New Blushing Golden Apple
Author: APS Citation
Abstract:
Stark Bros.
Nurseries have announced
the introduction of a new
apple which they have named 'Blushing
Golden', a seedling selection believed
to be a cross of 'Golden Delicious'
and 'Jonathan'. The rights to
propagate this new variety were purchased
from Ralph B. Griffith, of Cobden,
Illinois.
The fruit of 'Blushing Golden' resembles
'Golden Delicious' in shape,
but has a deeper yellow color, usually
with a red blush, a more waxey skin,
a smooth finish, and a distinctive, rich
flavor of its own.
It is harvest mature
ten days to two weeks after 'Golden
Delicious', and is reported to keep in
cold storage until early summer.
According to Ralph Griffeth, the
discoverer, 'Blushing Golden' first fruited
at four years of age, has bloomed
heavily and borne crops annually, has
excellent cooking qualities and makes
excellent pies.
R.V. Lott, of University of Illinois,
is quoted by Stark Bros. as having
given fruit of Blushing Golden a quality
rating of very good, on the basis
of texture, flavor, high soluble solids
and acid content.
