Meku

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised in 1959 at Aomori Apple Experiment Station, Japan. Fruits are sweet and juicy.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Tsugaru x American Summer Pearmain

Accession No.
1977 - 116   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Meku

Flowering time
9th May 10% flowering
14th May Full (80%) flowering
22nd May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early September 1

Size
medium 1

Type
Dessert 1

Shape
Oblong conical 1

Ribbing
very weak 1

Crown
weak 1

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
medium-high 1

Over Colour
Red 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/washed out 1

Russet
low 1

Crunch
crisp 1

Flesh Colour
White 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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