Mahe

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised in 1956 at Aomori Apple Experiment Station, Japan. Fruits are sweet with a perfumed flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Indo X Golden Delicious x McIntosh

Accession No.
1977 - 115   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Mahe

Flowering time
4th May 10% flowering
9th May Full (80%) flowering
18th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid October ^a

Size
small-medium ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Oblong ^a

Ribbing
medium ^a

Crown
medium-strong ^a

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
high ^a

Over Colour
Dark Red ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out/solid flush ^a

Russet
low ^a

Crunch
crisp ^a

Juiciness
juicy ^a

Flesh Colour
White ^a

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References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.