Mutsu (apple)
Malus domestica 'Mutsu' | |
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Hybrid parentage | 'Golden Delicious' × 'Indo apple' |
Cultivar | 'Mutsu' |
Origin | Presumably Mutsu Province, Japan |
The Mutsu (睦奥 ムツ) apple (also known as Crispin) was introduced in 1948 and is a cross between the Golden Delicious and the Indo apple varieties first grown in Japan, and named after the Mutsu Province of Japan.[1]
'Mutsu' is a triploid cultivar.[2] It is highly susceptible to the disease Blister Spot.[3]
References
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- ↑ Crispin apple
- ↑ National Fruit Collection page
- ↑ Blister Spot on Mutsu (Crispin) Apples, retrieved May 30, 2007
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