Toyo
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
Accession name
Toyo
Flowering time
8th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
19th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late October 1
Size
medium 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
Globose conical 1
Ribbing
weak 1
Crown
medium 1
Ground Colour
Green yellow 1
Over Colour
Pink 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 1
Flesh Colour
White 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register