Shizuka

Orig. in Kuroishi, Aomori, Japan in the breeding program of the Aomori Apple Res. Sta. Introd. by T. Murakami. Golden Delicious × Indo. <b>Fruit:</b> large, skin yellow with pink blush; flesh fine-textured, sweeter than Mutsu with low acidity; harvest with Delicious; stores until April, longer than Mutsu. <b>Tree:</b> triploid, pollen not viable.