Aori
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised at Aomori Apple Experimental Station, Japan. Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1977. Fruits are very sweet and tend to have a tough skin.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Toko x Richared Delicious
Accession name
Aori
Flowering time
1st May 10% flowering
5th May Full (80%) flowering
12th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late September 1
Size
medium 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
Globose conical 1
Ribbing
weak-medium 1
Crown
medium 1
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
high 1
Over Colour
Red 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out/solid flush 1
Russet
low 1
Crunch
crisp 1
Juiciness
juicy 1
Flesh Colour
Yellowish 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register