Wednesday, November 23, 2005

APPLE #3 SHIZUKA


From Japan comes this Golden Delicious and the Indo cross breed. Very firm and similar to the mutsu in many regards. The large and firm apple is yellow with pink blush; very sweet with low acidity. It sems to keep well. I hope it catches on.

Available at Raintree:

http://www.raintreenursery.com/catalog/specials.cfm

It’s hard to believe, but many cultivars of apple that we consider to be modern were selected decades ago by breeders in other parts of the world. Take for instance this “Shizuka” apple. While it debuted in the USA at the Brock Conference, it was first selected and introduced in 1949 from Japan.