Kyokko

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised in 1931 at Aomori Apple Experiment Station, Japan. It was named in 1948. Fruits have fine, soft flesh with a sweet almost insipid flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Ralls Janet x McIntosh

Size
small-medium ²

Type
Dessert ²

Shape
Oblong ²

Height
58.00 mm ²

Width
57.00 mm ²

Ribbing
medium ²

Ground Colour
Yellow ²

Over Colour (Amount)
medium-high ²

Over Colour
Red ²

Russet
very low ²

Firmness
soft ²

Coarseness
fine ²

Flesh Colour
Greenish ²

Accession No.
1953 - 004   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Kyokko

Flowering time
9th May 10% flowering
14th 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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