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Fukutami
type: Dessert
synonyms: Fukatami
identification: Small tending to medium, round tending to conic. The base colour is yellow over which is a bright cherry red wash and a pattern of stripes. The calyx is small and closed, set in a shallow somewhat indented basin. The stem is slender and long, set in a narrow and deep cavity.
characteristics: The flesh is pale green, fine-grained and firm. Sweet, very tart.
origins: Jonathan crossed with pollen from Ralls' Genet ; developed in 1933 at the Aomori Apple Experiment Station in Japan. Named in 1948 and introduced, 1974.
cultivation: Moderately vigorous.
cold storage: Keeps four months in cold storage.
harvest: Ready for harvest late in the fifth period.
pollination group: C
pollination peak: 11
ploidism: Diploid. Self sterile.
cold storage weeks: 16
harvest period: 5
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