Mahe

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised in 1956 at Aomori Apple Experiment Station, Japan. Fruits are sweet with a perfumed flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Indo X Golden Delicious x McIntosh

Accession No.
1977 - 115   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Mahe

Flowering time
4th May 10% flowering
9th May Full (80%) flowering
18th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid October 1

Size
small-medium 1

Type
Dessert 1

Shape
Oblong 1

Ribbing
medium 1

Crown
medium-strong 1

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
high 1

Over Colour
Dark Red 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out/solid flush 1

Russet
low 1

Crunch
crisp 1

Juiciness
juicy 1

Flesh Colour
White 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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