If you’ve ever brought home a humongous apple from a nearby farm market, you know it means to take a fresh, juicy bite of deliciousness. As you’ve done so, have you ever wondered what the heaviest apple ever weighed? You might wonder if the beast you’ve just eaten comes close. Let’s take a look and see how close your biggest autumn sweet treat comes to the heaviest apple ever grown.
Just How Heavy was the Heaviest Apple Ever Recorded?
According to the Guinness World Record, the heaviest apple ever grown weighed in at 1.849 kilograms or 4 pounds, 1 ounce.
Where Was the Apple Picked and By Whom?
An orchard owner, named Chisato Iwasaki, living in Hirosaki City, Japan, grew and picked this giant, juicy red monster here. On October 24, 2005, the giant apple was picked and soon thereafter weighed and confirmed as the world’s heaviest apple ever grown.
What Variety was the Heaviest Apple Ever Grown?
If you’re wondering which variety of apple to plant for monsters, go with the Hokuto, the same variety that produced the world’s heaviest apple ever grown. This bright red, round, giant apple holds stake as an extremely high-sugar apple. The crisp texture, accompanied by deep juiciness, is applauded wherever the variety may grow, usually producing sweet fruit in the late harvest season of October. Unfortunately, the variety is pretty hard to get ahold outside of the Aomori Prefecture in Japan.
Other Facts About the Heaviest Apple Ever Grown
The lush, crisp Japanese Hokuto Apple doesn’t look that different from other favorite apple varieties like fuji and gala. But the large variety really packs a flavorful, sweet punch when you chomp down.
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Hokuto Apple Origin
The Hokuto apple variety dates back to 1983. At this time, the flavorful apple variety became commercially introduced to the world. The gigantic apple variety comes from hybridizing the Fuji and Mutsu apples of Japan. The parent varieties are significantly smaller, but thanks to the unique genetics combining them, the hybrid gets its massive size.
Hokuto Apple Appearance
The unique apple bears a light pink outer surface with red stripes and pale-yellow flesh when fresh. The high water-content of the apple helps expand the size of the fruit while making it juicy while still being crisp.
The unique fruit variety also carries a distinctive aroma, with sweet smelling flowers which temp birds and insects into pollinating these first.
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