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Fukunishiki
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1933 at Aomori Apple Experiment Station, Japan. It was named in 1949. Fruits have firm, crisp flesh with a sweet, almost 'pear drop' flavour.
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Parentage:
- Ralls Janet x Delicious
- Shape
- Oblong 2
- Size
- medium 2
- Height
- 62.00mm 2
- Width
- 69.00mm 2
- Ribbing
- medium 2
- Ground Colour
- Green yellow 2
- Over Colour
- Brown 2
- Over Colour (Pattern)
- streaked 2
- Russet
- low 2
- Crunch
- crisp 2
- Flesh Colour
- Cream 2
Accession No.
1953 - 001
- Accession name
- Fukunishiki
- Flowering time ›››
- 7th May10% flowering
12th MayFull (80%) flowering
20th 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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