Jazz (apple)

Jazz is a trademarked brand of the Scifresh cultivar of domesticated apple.^[1] Scifresh is a cross between Royal Gala and Braeburn. It was developed in New Zealand as part of a collaboration between apple marketer ENZA, orchardists, and the Plant & Food Research institute. The original cross was made in 1985 on trees at Goddard Lane, Havelock North, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.^[2][3] It launched commercially in April 2004. It is hard and crisp but juicy. The colour is flushes of red and maroon over shades of green, yellow and orange.^[4] Jazz is a close relative of the Kanzi apple, which is easier to bite and has a more delicate sweet-tart taste.^[5]

Jazz apple
Genus	Malus
Species	Malus domestica
Hybrid parentage	'Braeburn' × 'Royal Gala'
Cultivar	'Scifresh'
Origin	New Zealand, 1985

Growers produce Jazz apples under licence in New Zealand, UK, United States, Australia, France, Chile, Italy, Switzerland, and Austria.^{[citation needed]} Grown in the northern and southern hemispheres, it is available all year round.^[6] Trees take between four and five years before they start to produce fruit.^[7]

Gallery

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  Fruit and cross-section
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  Jazz apple
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  Jazz apple
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  Jazz apples are somewhat variable in shape
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  A display of jazz apples in Auckland, New Zealand