Miki Life

Approachable, Market-Ready Apple

            [Acid-low; Sugar-medium; Tannin-low]

Fresh, Cider

Sweet, Juicy

Physical Attributes:

• Shape: Medium, round
• Skin: Greenish ground colour with a brilliant red
• Flesh: Whitish-yellow, coarse-grained and firm

Flavour:

           Crisp, sweet, mild apple flavour. Nice size, probably great to sell.

Neat History:

          Cross pollination of Senshu x Tsugaru by Seiichi Kudo in 1981 Hirosaki City, Aomori, Japan.

Growing Attributes:

• Precocity: Early
• Vigour: Quite vigorous, spreading
• Disease Tolerance: Average
• Zone Hardiness: 4-5 (Map Link)
• Pollination Group: III (Chart) (Diploid, Self-Sterile)
• Cropping: N/A
• Picking Season: Early September
• Storage: 1-4 months
• Harvest: Early September
• Special Care: Spur-bearing

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