Akero
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Thought to have originated in Sweden. Known in the mid 1700s and brought to notice by pomologist Eneroth in about 1850. Fruits have firm, coarse flesh with a sweet to subacid aromatic flavour.
Synonyms:
Aakero, Akera, Akero galsaplple, Akero-apple, AkeroaebleAkeroapfel, Akeroaple, Akeroglasaplen, Apfel von Akero, Okera, Okere, Schmidt's Junkerapfel, Schmidts Junkerapfel
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Size
medium-large 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Truncate conical 2
Ribbing
weak-medium 2
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 2
Over Colour
Red 2
Russet
very low 2
Firmness
firm 2
Flesh Colour
Yellowish 2
Accession name
Akero
Flowering time
1st May 10% flowering
7th May Full (80%) flowering
13th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late August 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register