Dorsett Golden

Orig. in Nassau, New Providence Islands, Bahamas, by Mrs. I. Dorsett. Introd. in 1964 by Newcomb Nursery, Homestead, Fla. Chance seedling of Golden Delicious; seed planted in 1953; selected in 1959; imported into the U.S. in 1961. <b>Fruit:</b> resembles Golden Delicious, but poorer coloring; often seedless. <b>Tree:</b> produces crops in a tropical climate where no temperatures occur below 45 °F; tendency to leaf out late in southern U.S. following very warm winters.