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Hatsuaki
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1939 at the Fruit Tree Research Station, Japan. Introduced in 1976. Fruits are crisp and juicy.
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Parentage:
- Jonathan x Golden Delicious
Accession No.
1994 - 042
- Accession name
- Hatsuaki
- Flowering time ›››
- 6th May10% flowering
8th MayFull (80%) flowering
14th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Early October 1
- Size
- large 1
- Shape
- Globose conical 1
- Height
- 62.43 mm 1
- Width
- 74.73 mm 1
- Ribbing
- weak-medium 1
- Crown
- very weak 1
- Ground Colour
- Yellow 1
- Over Colour
- Orange 1
- Over Colour Amount
- medium 1
- Over Colour Pattern
- striped/mottled 1
- Russet
- very low 1
- Greasiness
- Medium 1
- Crunch
- crisp 1
- Coarseness
- coarse 1
- Juiciness
- juicy-very juicy 1
- Flesh Colour
- White 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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