Abstract: ‘Meihong’is a new apple cultivar derived from the cross‘Gala’× CSR6R6. The fruit is nearly round，with an average fruit weight of 89.6 g. The whole fruit surface is bright red，smooth and glossy，with no need for bagging. The whole flesh is bright red，crispy，sweet and sour. The content of vitamin C and flavonoids in flesh is 0.036 mg ? g-1 and 11.26 mg ? g-1，respectively. It has good appearance，nutrition and storage and transportation quality. Long，medium and short branches can bear fruit. It has strong tree potential，continuous bearing capacity，high yield and the equivalent yield is 29.35 t ? hm-2.

Key words: apple, high-flavonoid, cultivar