Dessert apple
Raised in 1931 at Aomori Apple Experiment Station, Japan. It was named in 1948. Fruits have fine, soft flesh with a sweet almost insipid flavour.
Availability Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage: Ralls Janet x McIntosh
Sizesmall-medium 2
TypeDessert 2
ShapeOblong 2
Height58.00 mm 2
Width57.00 mm 2
Ribbingmedium 2
Ground ColourYellow 2
Over Colour (Amount)medium-high 2
Over ColourRed 2
Russetvery low 2
Firmnesssoft 2
Coarsenessfine 2
Flesh ColourGreenish 2
Accession name Kyokko
Flowering time 9th May 10% flowering 14th May Full (80%) flowering20th May 90% petal fall
Picking time Late September 1
References: 1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale. 2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register