Toyo
Dessert apple
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised by Junichiro, Nishiya, Aomori Prefecture, Japan and introduced by them in 1935. Fruits have medium textured flesh with a moderately sweet, subacid and perfumed flavour.
Synonyms:
Orient
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Red Delicious x Unknown
Fruit Size
medium to large b
Fruit Shape
tall, truncate-conic, convex to concave b
Fruit Height
58-71 mm b
Fruit Width
60-72 mm b
Ribbing
slightly ribbed on body, more prominently at eye b
Ground Colour
pale greenish yellow b
Over Colour
flushed pink, speckled and striped crimson b
Flesh Colour
white, tinged green b
Flesh Texture
medium texture b
Flavour
moderately sweet, subacid, perfumed b
Accession name
Toyo
Flowering time
8th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
19th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late October a
Size
medium a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Globose conical a
Ribbing
weak a
Crown
medium a
Ground Colour
Green yellow a
Over Colour
Pink a
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped a
Flesh Colour
White a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register