Akane

European Flavour with American Hardiness

            [Acid-medium/high; Sugar-high; Tannin-low]

Eating, Culinary, Juicing

Balanced, Juicy, Tender

Physical Attributes:

• Shape: Medium, oblate
• Skin: Yellow with red flush and streaking
• Flesh: White-yellowish, tender, coarse-grained 

Flavour:

            Kiwi, strawberry wine aromas and a very intense, crisp, “apple” flavour. Very juicy.

Neat History:

            Bred at the Morioka, Japan in 1937 by crossing Jonathan x Worcester Pearmain, and popularized in the 70's. “Tokyo Rose” was a term for English-speaking, Japanese female radio broadcasters during the Second World War and has been applied as a nickname for the apple.

Growing Attributes:

• Precocity: Early
• Vigour: Highly vigorous, upright spreading
• Disease Tolerance: Above Average
• Zone Hardiness: 4 (Map Link)
• Pollination Group: IV (Chart) (Diploid, Self-Sterile)
• Cropping: Annual, heavy crop
• Picking Season: Early September
• Storage: 1-3 months
• Special Care: Spur-bearing

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