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 ^a

Size
medium ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Globose conical ^a

Ribbing
weak ^a

Crown
weak-medium ^a

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
medium-high ^a

Over Colour
Orange ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped ^a

Russet
low ^a

Firmness
soft ^a

Coarseness
fine ^a

Juiciness
juicy ^a

Flesh Colour
Cream ^a

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References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.