Koru (Plumac) Apple Review
"The Middle of the Pack"
55
Barely Worth It
The Koru Apple (brand name of the Plumac Apple) is the definition of middling. Peacefully existing at the precise midpoint of the apple-quality spectrum, this New Zealand born chance seedling is the superior apple’s ambassador to shit. Discovered in a grower’s rose garden in the exact spot where his mother-in-law tossed a batch of rotten apples, the Koru’s origin is symbolic of its quality: one part rose, one part rotted trash. In an ironic twist, the slogan of the Koru is “Escape Ordinary” which should be read less like a superlative and more like this passable fruit’s aspirational desire.
Taste
Crispness
Skin
Flesh
Juiciness
Density
Beauty
Branding
Cost/Availability
- FLAVOR PROFILE -
SWEETNESS
1.5/5
★★★★★ Rated 1.5 out of 5
TARTNESS
0/5
★★★★★ Rated 0 out of 5
INTENSITY
1/5
★★★★★ Rated 1 out of 5
Known as “Simply Red” at Woolies NZ, Koru/Plumac apples were a huge hit with our family for the two weeks visiting NZ this past year. And we come from an area of Australia where great apples such as Pink Lady, Cripps Red, and Bravo/Gem were created. Koru is crunchy, sweet, juicy, and has an inviting bright red colour. I’m not sure the author of this review was actually eating a Koru. Or maybe the US product was grown in soil or other conditions that change the taste?
In the 1990s all kinds of apples started arriving to the Pacific NW stores. Everything before that was Red Delicious, Golden Delicious, Jonathan, Rome, and other uninspiring stuff. Gravenstein, my favorite, never made it to stores, because of no shelf life. Then I bought some Braeburns. I loved them. Then there came Galas, which became my default favorite. Fujis were just nice, but too dull. I don’t like Honeycrisp. Envy is fine. Koru is my default apple now. It’s a toned down Braeburn and a toned up Gala. Just right. I don’t care whether it has a tawdry history.
I love these apples are they GMO?
Can’t believe how low this Apple is on the charts! At least a 80!
Not good. I wasn’t even interested in finishing it. Composted.
SUSAN YOU HAVE TERRIBLE TASTE
GOD BLESS
This is one of my favorite apples- BUT- I only see available it in my region (great lakes area) once every 5 years or so, along with Snow Sweet. I assume the reason this apple only graces this apple-bombarded area twice a decade or so is because most years it’s simply not worth it. It’s always a fantastically complex sweet/tart apple with good balanced density and thin skin when I find it, but I’d be unsurprised to learn this review is what it’s like, the rest of the time.