Malus pumila '塞外红'

‘塞外红’,又名‘锦绣海棠’,‘鸡心果’。

由于果形似鸡心，原被称为“鸡心果”，后经内蒙古自治区通辽市林业科学院申报审定为“塞外红”。

果实阔圆锥形,平均单果质量58.3 g,最大单果质量80.3 g;近成熟时果面全部着鲜红色,色泽艳丽,成熟时颜色变深红,果面光洁,果点小;果实硬度大,果肉淡黄,肉质紧脆,多汁,酸甜适口,有浓郁的香味。

通辽地区4月中旬萌芽,5月初开花,5月下旬果实膨大,8月下旬开始着色,9月中下旬果实成熟。果实发育期为120 天。

室温可贮1至2个月,冷藏3至4个月。

在内蒙古自治区大部、吉林省西南部、辽宁省北部、黑龙江省东南部的部分地区也可栽植。

An Apple Red as a Rose

The Daily Mail reports that the Redlove® Era® apple has arrived in Britain. The fruit trees are available for purchase in Britain, but it will be a year before the fruit hits supermarket shelves in the United States.

The apple is red on both the outside and the inside. The apple's red flesh also will not turn brown like that of other apples.

The Daily Mail says Mark Kobert, a Swiss fruit grower, spent 20 years cross-pollinating apples to come up with the Redlove. The BBC reports that the Redlove® was "created through the cross-pollination of Royal Gala ® and Braeburn® apples as well as a secret variety that has pink flesh."

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