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Orenco
Dessert apple
Originated in Orenco, Oregon, USA, by The Oregon Nursery Company, but said by some to be a chance seedling found in Oregon City. It was catalogued in 1903 but said by some to have originated in about 1840. Fruits have soft flesh with a sweet subacid and aromatic flavour.
Flowering time:
9th May 10% flowering
14th May Full (80%) flowering
21st May 90% petal fall
Picking time: Mid September
Size: large-very large
Shape: Globose
Height: 68.49 mm
Width: 83.03 mm
Ribbing: weak
Crown: weak
Ground Colour: Whitish yellow
Over Colour: Red
Over Colour Amount: medium-high
Over Colour Pattern: striped/mottled/solid flush
Russet: low
Flesh Colour: Cream