Akane apple trees

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• Picking season: Early
• Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
• Flowering group: 4

One of the best summer apples, Akane is a marriage between the American Jonathan apple and the English Worcester Pearmain. In appearance it most closely resembles the Worcester Pearmain. For an early apple variety it has an unusually good balanced flavour.

Akane ripens late August - early September. Like most early varieties the apples do not keep that long, however they hang on the tree rather than falling and cropping can therefore take place over a number of weeks. For the best flavour leave to ripen fully.

Akane can also be used for summer apple cookery, slices will keep their shape when cooked.

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Next deliveries: December 2026

• 11 yeartree on M9 rootstock26.50€
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Growing and Training

Akane is not a heavy cropper, but it is generally reliable.

Fruit size can be small - it is a good idea to thin the fruitlets in late spring to encourage fewer / larger apples. This will also improve the flavour.

Akane can be considered a low-chill variety and is therefore suitable for warm climates up to USDA zone 9.

History

Akane was developed at the Morioka Experimental Station, Japan, in 1937. It is a cross between Jonathan and Worcester Pearmain, and is sometimes known as Tokyo Rose.

Akane characteristics

• Gardening skillBeginner
• Self-fertilityNot self-fertile
• Flowering group4
• Disease resistanceGood
• Picking periodlate August
• Picking seasonEarly
• Season of use1 week
• Food usesEating freshCulinaryJuice
• USDA cold hardyZone 4 (-34C)
• Summer average maximum temperaturesCool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)Hot (>30C / 86F)
• Chill requirementLow-chill
• Country of originJapan
• Period of origin1900 - 1949
• Fruit colourRed

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