Akin
Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh.
Dessert
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
7 historical watercolors from the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection (1886–1942) included in the gallery above. Public domain.
Origin & History
- Status
- commercial
- Origin type
- open pollinated seedling
- Original breeder
- W. J. Akin
- First introduced
- 1868
References
- USDA-NPGS
- PI 588958