Amanishiki
AppleAmanishiki
Origin and History
Amanishiki was received in the United States from Japan in 1952, entering the U.S. Plant Introduction system as PI No. 199525. The variety was received at the U.S. Plant Introduction Station, Glenn Dale, Maryland. Parentage is reported as Rall Janet × Indo.
Fruit
Form and Size Medium fruit, round-conical.
Skin Yellow ground color with red stripes. Described as fairly attractive.
Flesh and Flavor Creamy and firm flesh. Subacid; flavor reported as good.
Core and Seeds Not described in source.
Stem and Cavity Not described in source.
Calyx and Basin Not described in source.
Tree
Not described in source.
Season
Mid-October.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Amanishiki (PI No. 199525) was reported by multiple U.S. Agricultural Experiment Stations: the Department of Pomology at Geneva, New York; the University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut; and Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— H.H. Fisher (USDA ARS), A Survey of Apple Clones in the United States (1963)Amanishiki (PI No. 199525) was received from Japan in 1952 and reported by the U.S. Plant Introduction Station, Glenn Dale, Maryland (MdG). PI No. 199525 was also received from Glenn Dale, Maryland, with reported comments: parentage Rall Janet × Indo.; fruit medium, skin yellow cover with red stripes; fairly attractive, round-conical; flesh creamy, firm, subacid, good; mid-October; reported by the Agricultural Experiment Station, Department of Pomology, Geneva, New York (NyG). Additionally received from Glenn Dale, Maryland, and reported by the Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut (CnS). Also reported by the Agricultural Experiment Station, Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana (InL).