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Mutsu
Culinary / Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Triploid. Raised in Japan in 1930 and first fruited in 1939. It was named 'Mutsu' in 1948 but renamed 'Crispin' in the UK for commercial reasons in 1968. Fruits have firm, fine-textured, juicy flesh which is a little sweet, somewhat acid with a refreshing, and pleasant flavour.
- Synonyms:
- Crispin
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Parentage:
- Golden Delicious x Indo
- Shape
- Truncate conical 2
- Size
- large 2
- Height
- 70.00mm 2
- Width
- 70.00mm 2
- Ribbing
- medium 2
- Ground Colour
- Green 2
- Over Colour
- Brown 2
- Crunch
- crisp 2
- Coarseness
- coarse 2
- Flesh Colour
- White 2
Accession No.
1977 - 140
- Accession name
- Mutsu (LA 69A)
- Flowering time ›››
- 6th May10% flowering
10th MayFull (80%) flowering
17th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Mid October 1
- References:
- 1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
- 2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register
Design: Chris Turnbull, September 2019