Horei

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised in 1931 at Aomori Apple Experiment Station, Japan. Introduced in 1949. Fruits have very firm flesh with a fairly sweet flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Ralls Janet x Golden Delicious

Size
medium ²

Type
Dessert ²

Shape
Oblong ²

Height
54.00 mm ²

Width
53.00 mm ²

Ribbing
weak ²

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ²

Over Colour
Orange ²

Firmness
firm-very firm ²

Flesh Colour
Greenish ²

Accession No.
1953 - 014   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Horei

Flowering time
11th May 10% flowering
16th May Full (80%) flowering
24th 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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