Tsugaru

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised in 1930 at Aomori Apple Experiment Station, Japan. Introduced in 1975. Fruits have firm, juicy flesh with a mild, sweet flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Golden Delicious x Unknown

Mother to:
Meku

Father to:
Michinoku

Accession No.
1981 - 115   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Tsugaru

Flowering time
2nd May 10% flowering
4th May Full (80%) flowering
11th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late October 1

Size
medium 1

Type
Dessert 1

Shape
Globose conical 1

Ribbing
weak 1

Crown
weak-medium 1

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
medium-high 1

Over Colour
Orange 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 1

Russet
low 1

Firmness
soft 1

Coarseness
fine 1

Juiciness
juicy 1

Flesh Colour
Cream 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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