Aori
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised at Aomori Apple Experimental Station, Japan. Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1977. Fruits are very sweet and tend to have a tough skin.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Toko x Richared Delicious
Accession name
Aori
Flowering time
1st May 10% flowering
5th May Full (80%) flowering
12th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late September a
Size
medium a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Globose conical a
Ribbing
weak-medium a
Crown
medium a
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
high a
Over Colour
Red a
Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out/solid flush a
Russet
low a
Crunch
crisp a
Juiciness
juicy a
Flesh Colour
Yellowish a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.