Tsugaru (apple)

Malus domestica 'Tsugaru'
Cross section 'Tsugaru' apples
SpeciesMalus domestica
Hybrid parentage'Golden Delicious' x 'Jonathan'
Cultivar'Tsugaru'
Origin Japan, 1930

'Tsugaru', is a Japanese apple cultivar of which development began in 1930 at the Aomori Apple Experiment Station (now the Apple Research Institute), Kuroishi, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. Commercial production of this cultivar began in 1975. It was developed by crossing 'Golden Delicious' x 'Jonathan' (known as Kōgyoku (紅玉) in Japanese).