Description
Sansa is a red, medium-large apple with a deep pink blush on a yellow skin. Its firm flesh is light green with red in color. This tender, extra sweet, and juicy variety is picked in early September, and it keeps well.
Discovered: 1970, Japan and New Zealand
Parentage: Akane x Gala
Harvest: Early Season
History
Sansa was developed in Japan in 1989, in collaboration with New Zealand. It is a cross between Gala and Akane.