Kyokko

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised in 1931 at Aomori Apple Experiment Station, Japan. It was named in 1948. Fruits have fine, soft flesh with a sweet almost insipid flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Ralls Janet x McIntosh

Size
small-medium 2

Type
Dessert 2

Shape
Oblong 2

Height
58.00 mm 2

Width
57.00 mm 2

Ribbing
medium 2

Ground Colour
Yellow 2

Over Colour (Amount)
medium-high 2

Over Colour
Red 2

Russet
very low 2

Firmness
soft 2

Coarseness
fine 2

Flesh Colour
Greenish 2

Accession No.
1953 - 004   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Kyokko

Flowering time
9th May 10% flowering
14th May Full (80%) flowering
20th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late September 1


References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register