Meku

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised in 1959 at Aomori Apple Experiment Station, Japan. Fruits are sweet and juicy.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Tsugaru x American Summer Pearmain

Accession No.
1977 - 116   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Meku

Flowering time
9th May 10% flowering
14th May Full (80%) flowering
22nd May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early September ^a

Size
medium ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Oblong conical ^a

Ribbing
very weak ^a

Crown
weak ^a

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
medium-high ^a

Over Colour
Red ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/washed out ^a

Russet
low ^a

Crunch
crisp ^a

Flesh Colour
White ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.