Abstract:

‘Jinxing’is derived from an open-pollinated F₁ seedling of Malus robusta Rehd. Its fruit shape is nearly oval，the average fruit weight is 38.4 g，fruit shape index is 0.95. The fruit skin covered with bright red color，and star-shaped fruit dot. The flesh is in cream white color，crisp，juicy and in good balance of sugar and acids. Its firmness is 10.62 kg · cm^-2，soluble solids content is 13.6%，titratable acid content is 0.30%. It is harvested during early October in Baoding，Hebei，and the fruit has a long storage life. The yield is 45 000-52 500 kg · hm^-2. The amount of flowers is large and compatibility is good. Because of the long flowering period，it has high degree of coincidence with Fuji and other main apple cultivars，it has good compatibility and can be used as a pollination tree specifically for apples.

Key words: crabapple, edible, cultivar