Mutsu

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Wednesday, 11 June 2008 13:01

Raised in Japan in 1930 at the Aomori Apple Experimental Station from Golden Delicious X Indo. First fruited 1939 and was named Mutsu in 1948. On trial at the National Fruit Trials, UK 1954-1964 and for commercial reasons renamed Crispin in the UK in 1968. A large dual purpose apple. Widely grown in Japan. Also grown in the USA where it is used commercially for apple pies. Grown on a small scale in the UK.             Large sized fruit, oblong, tapering towards the apex, ribbed, flat-sided and five crowned. Smooth, greenish yellow skin turning yellow when fully ripe. Occasional slight brownish flush. Pale creamy white flesh, firm, crisp, juicy, sweet, sometimes honeyed flavour. Keeps very well in storage. Tends to keep its shape when cooked.             A very vigorous spreading tree. Produces spurs freely. A heavy cropper. Prone to canker. A triploid variety and therefore usuitable as a pollinator of others.

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