Kinrei

Dessert apple

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised in 1932 at Aomori Apple Experiment Station, Japan. It was named in 1948. Fruits have firm, crisp flesh with a moderately sweet flavour.

Synonyms:
Orei

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Golden Delicious x Delicious

Fruit Size
medium ^b

Fruit Shape
tall, rectangular to truncate-conic, convex to straight ^b

Fruit Height
57-64 mm ^b

Fruit Width
57-64 mm ^b

Ribbing
ribbed at eye and on body ^b

Ground Colour
yellow ^b

Flesh Colour
pale cream ^b

Flesh Texture
firm, crisp, fine ^b

Flavour
moderately sweet ^b

Accession No.
1953 - 015   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Kinrei

Flowering time
8th May 10% flowering
13th May Full (80%) flowering
20th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late October ^a

Size
small ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Flat globose ^a

Ribbing
weak-medium ^a

Crown
medium ^a

Ground Colour
Yellow ^a

Firmness
firm ^a

Crunch
crisp ^a

Coarseness
fine ^a

Flesh Colour
Cream ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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