Abstract: ‘Shannonghong’is a new late ripening cultivar selected from the apple cultivar‘Ralls’.
The fruit is middle big，nearly round in shape，the average fruit weight is 182.9 g，and the biggest one is
260 g. The fruit has smooth surface，with yellow-white in background colour and bright red on all surface
when full colouring. The colouring index is significantly higher than‘Ralls’. The flesh is white，delicate
tender and agreeable to the taste in sour and sweet with rich flavour. The soluble solids content is 14.5%.
The fruit has excellent quality. The fruit maturity period is about 180 days. During the fruit highest
producing stage，the fruit yield is 118.8 t · hm-2. The resistance of‘Shannonghong’is close to that of
‘Ralls’.

Key words: apple, cultivar