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Tree

Diploid, strong, grows like ‘Golden Delicious’.    

Abloom

Medium-early, 1 day before ‘Golden Delicious’, strong flowering, slightly changing like ‘Golden Delicious’.    

Harvest

First half of October, one week after ‘Golden Delicious’, fruit-thinning recommended    

Fit to eat

3 weeks after harvesting    

Yield

Similar to ‘Golden Delicious’s’    

Storability

In natural storage: until the beginning of April    

Fruit

Medium-large, height-width ratio: 0.9, slightly ribbed, stem long and thin. No rough patches on surface, yellowish – greenish colour, yellowing during storage, sometimes slightly orange “blushes”, flesh; yellowish, firm, crunchy, fine-grained, very juicy, balanced sugar-acid ratio, sugar: 13.5% Brix, good aromatic taste

Diseases

Resistant to scurf (V f), moderate mildew tolerance, can develop on shoot tips, no bitter pit found 

Comment

The variety is mainly meant for integrated production, but in dry European regions also for organic production. Production requirements are similar to ‘Golden Delicious’s’, but with less pesticides against scab.