Abstract: ‘Yuehua’is a new late ripening apple hybrid selected from‘Hanfu’בYueshuai’. Its fruit shape is conical，average fruit weight is 215 g，the largest is 325 g. The fruit skin is glossy，covered by bright red color. Its flesh is yellowish white，crisp，juicy，sour-sweet，palatable，aromatic and normal taste，with a firmness of 11.9 kg · cm^-2，containing a soluble solids content of 15.5%，titratable acidity of 0.37%. The basic fruit development is 160 d. The main characteristic is strong-storage，cold resistance and ring rot disease resistance.

Key words: apple, hybrid, cultivar