Amanishiki

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

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

Size
medium ²

Type
Dessert ²

Shape
Truncate conical ²

Height
50.00 mm ²

Width
55.00 mm ²

Ribbing
medium ²

Ground Colour
Green yellow ²

Over Colour
Brown ²

Firmness
firm-very firm ²

Flesh Colour
Greenish ²

Accession No.
1953 - 013   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Amanishiki

Flowering time
6th May 10% flowering
11th May Full (80%) flowering
19th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late October ¹

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References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register