Shinko

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised in 1931 at Aomori Apple Experiment Station, Japan. Fruits have crisp, greenish white flesh with a sweet, subacid flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Ralls Janet x Jonathan

Size
medium ²

Type
Dessert ²

Shape
Flat globose ²

Height
51.00 mm ²

Width
57.00 mm ²

Ground Colour
Yellow ²

Over Colour (Amount)
high-very high ²

Over Colour
Orange ²

Crunch
crisp ²

Flesh Colour
Greenish ²

Accession No.
1953 - 006   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Shinko

Flowering time
8th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
20th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late September ¹

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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