Korei

Origin and History

Korei is a hybrid apple variety resulting from a cross of Golden Delicious × Indo. The variety was received by the USDA from Japan in 1952 and was assigned USDA Plant Introduction number 199527. It was initially received and evaluated at the U.S. Plant Introduction Station, Glenn Dale, Maryland.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium-large, conical.

Skin: Yellow, slightly blushed.

Flesh and Flavor: Firm, subacid, good flavor.

Cavity, Calyx, and Basin: Not described in source.

Stem and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season and Storage

Korei ripens in early October and stores well.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes and Variants

Korei was evaluated and maintained under multiple station numbers and at multiple reporting stations: station numbers 124 and AF-H-360 at the Agricultural Experiment Station of Rutgers (New Brunswick, New Jersey), the Agricultural Experiment Station of the University of Connecticut (Storrs, Connecticut), the Agricultural Experiment Station, Department of Pomology (Geneva, New York), the Agricultural Experiment Station of the University of Vermont (Burlington, Vermont), and the Agricultural Research Service, Irrigation Experiment Station (Prosser, Washington). The variety showed negative results for disease resistance testing (R12740-7A) at the reporting station InLO after 2 years.

Other

Not described in source.