Dessert apple
Raised in 1936 at Aomori Apple Experiment Station, Japan. It was named in 1948. Fruits are sweet and insipid - fails to ripen properly in Britain.
Availability Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage: Ralls Janet x Indo
Sizemedium 2
TypeDessert 2
ShapeTruncate conical 2
Height50.00 mm 2
Width55.00 mm 2
Ribbingmedium 2
Ground ColourGreen yellow 2
Over ColourBrown 2
Firmnessfirm-very firm 2
Flesh ColourGreenish 2
Accession name Amanishiki
Flowering time 6th May 10% flowering 11th May Full (80%) flowering19th May 90% petal fall
Picking time Late October 1
References: 1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale. 2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register