Akin

Measured Phenotype

Brix

13.5 °Bx

source: GRIN

Each value is the highest-precedence :Assertion attached to this cultivar; full provenance (year, evidence type, confidence) is preserved in the graph.

Akin is a dark red winter apple of pretty good quality, well-suited to fancy trade and dessert use. Originally grown from Tennessee seed planted near Lawrenceville, Illinois in 1831, it first entered the market in 1868. The fruit is medium-sized or larger with attractive coloring, keeps well in storage until midwinter or later in cold storage, and shows promise for commercial cultivation in the Middle West and mountain regions, though it appears best adapted to southern localities.

Flavor & Texture

Best Uses

Origin & History

Status

commercial

Origin type

open pollinated seedling

Original breeder

W. J. Akin

First introduced

1868

References

USDA-NPGS

PI 588958