General Plant Information (Edit)
| Plant Habit: |
Tree
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| Sun Requirements: |
Full Sun
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| Water Preferences: |
Mesic
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| Leaves: |
Deciduous
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| Fruit: |
Edible to birds
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| Fruiting Time: |
Fall
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| Flowers: |
Showy
Fragrant
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| Flower Color: |
White
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| Bloom Size: |
Under 1"
1"-2"
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| Flower Time: |
Spring
Late spring or early summer
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| Underground structures: |
Taproot
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| Uses: |
Flowering Tree
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| Edible Parts: |
Fruit
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| Eating Methods: |
Raw
Cooked
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| Dynamic Accumulator: |
K (Potassium)
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| Wildlife Attractant: |
Bees
Birds
Butterflies
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| Propagation: Seeds: |
Will not come true from seed
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| Pollinators: |
Moths and Butterflies
Bees
Wind
Various insects
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| Containers: |
Not suitable for containers
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| Parentage: |
Golden Delicious x Indo |
| Child plants: |
one child plant |
- Accepted: Malus domestica
- Synonym: Malus pumila
Posted by
TBGDN (Indiana - Zone 5a) on Oct 8, 2014 5:07 PM concerning plant:
This apple was unknown to me three years ago when I discovered it at a local orchard under the name 'Mutsu'. The green color sometimes fades to yellow, and is similar to Granny Smith, but the taste for me is nicely crisp and pleasantly sweet. It is a firm apple and keeps its juicy texture well into winter with proper cold storage. It is equally good for making applesauce, pies, and other baked dishes, but my choice is to eat them right off the tree! It was introduced in 1948 in Japan from a cross between Golden Delicious and a sweet Japanese apple called Indo. Reportedly this was from the Mutsu Province in that country. It is known here as 'Mutsu', and is labeled with that name in our two local orchards. It is also known as Crispin in other places.
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