Orin

King of the Apples

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

Fresh, Culinary, Juice

Sweet, Aromatic, Subacid

Physical Attributes:

• Shape: Medium sized, oblong
• Skin: Pale lime green-yellow, sometimes blushed, and somewhat prominent white lenticels
• Flesh: Pale yellow, quite crisp and fine-grained

Taste: 

          Aromatic and fragrant, pear-like, pineapple, and honeyed flavours. Needs good growing conditions, otherwise it'll taste flavourless.

Neat History

          This apple was part of the same experiment as the Mutsu (Golden Delicious x Indo, 1952 Aomori, Japan), but ended with a completely different, and excellent result. 王林 is the Japanese name, which translates as Orin, and can be interpreted as King of the Apples (trees).

Growing Attributes:

• Precocity: Average
• Vigour: Average
• Disease Tolerance: Average
• Zone Hardiness: 3-4 (Map link)
• Pollination Group: II (Chart) (Triploid, Self-Sterile)
• Cropping: Annual
• Picking Season: Mid October
• Storage: 3-4 months
• Special Care: Susceptible to brown rot

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