Mutsu

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh.

Dessert

Introduced

1948

Origin

Aomori Prefecture, Japan

Measured Phenotype

Brix: 13.7 °Bx
Titratable acidity: 4.73 g/L
Juice pH: 3.50

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

Mutsu is a Japanese dessert apple from Aomori Prefecture developed in 1948 as a cross between Golden Delicious and Indo. It is also known as Crispin in the United Kingdom and features aromatic, subacid flesh with crisp texture. The tree is vigorous and the fruit stores well in cold conditions.

Flavor & Texture

aromaticsubacidcrisp

Best Uses

fresh_eatingbaking_pie

Lineage

Parents

Golden Delicious Indo

Origin & History

Origin type: deliberate cross

Disease Resistance

Apple scab: highly susceptible
Fire blight: highly susceptible
Powdery mildew: susceptible
Cedar-apple rust: susceptible

Cornell Apple Variety Database.

References

USDA-NPGS: PI 223602
Wikidata: Q2613423