Shinsei

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised in 1930 at Aomori Apple Experiment Station, Japan. Named in 1948. Fruits have crisp, white flesh with a subacid and aromatic flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Golden Delicious x Early McIntosh

Size
medium ^b

Type
Dessert ^b

Shape
Broad globose conical ^b

Height
51.00 mm ^b

Width
57.00 mm ^b

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ^b

Over Colour
Pink ^b

Crunch
crisp ^b

Flesh Colour
White ^b

Accession No.
1953 - 002   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Shinsei

Flowering time
7th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
19th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late September ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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