Akane (apple)
{{Short description|Apple cultivar}}
{{Infobox cultivar
| name =Malus pumila 'Akane'
| image = Akane-Pomme-20141026.jpg
| species = Malus pumila
| hybrid = 'Jonathan' × 'Worcester Pearmain'
| cultivar = 'Akane'
| origin = {{Flag|Japan}}, 1937See text and references.
}}
'Akane', also known as 'Tokyo Rose', 'Tohoku No.3' and 'Prime Red',{{citation |url=http://www.nationalfruitcollection.org.uk/full2.php?id=84&&fruit=apple |title=National Fruit Collection |access-date=18 December 2015}} is a Japanese cultivar of domesticated apple, that according to Orange Pippin is one of the best early season apples.[http://www.orangepippin.com/apples/akane Akane] at Orange Pippin.
'Akane' was developed by the Morika Experimental Station of Japan sometime between 1900 and 1949,[https://fruitgardener.wordpress.com/2013/10/12/akane-apple-review/ Fruit Gardener] says 1930, [http://www.treesofantiquity.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=16 Trees of Antiquity] says 1937. by crossing a Jonathan apple with a Worcester Pearmain, and was introduced to the United States in 1937, where it is very popular.[https://fruitgardener.wordpress.com/2013/10/12/akane-apple-review/ Fruit Gardener] says, not as popular as Orange Pippin implies.
Description
'Akane' is of moderately good disease resistance, best at warm climates but tolerates cold also. It flowers mid-late season, and should be harvested early-mid season. It is self-sterile and needs to be cross pollinated.
It produces heavy crop of variable sized fruits, usually more to the smaller side, but good sized apples can be obtained by thinning.[http://www.treesofantiquity.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=16 Trees of Antiquity]
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'Akane' carries the fruit shape of the English 'Worcester Pearmain', and the unusually good balanced flavor of the 'Jonathan'.[http://www.orangepippintrees.com/apple-trees/akane Akane tree] by Orange Pippin Trees. Shape ranges from flattened to heart-shaped. Fruits have a very good flavor, a blend of sweet and sharp, preferable for eating, keeps shape in cooking. Flesh color is white, with a yellow tinge. The flesh does not oxidize quickly. The apple is crisp, but not too dense; it is easy to eat.[https://fruitgardener.wordpress.com/2013/10/12/akane-apple-review/ Fruit Gardener] Skin color is red. The fruit keeps fresh for about one week.{{unreliable source?|reason=only 1 week is surely an undesirable quality in an apple|date=November 2015}}
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