'Allegro' - the great summer refreshment
Enjoy apples even in the heat of summer. 'Allegro' will refresh you with its juiciness, crispness and sweet delicious taste. Not only that - these bicolour bright red apples are a pleasure to behold. Thanks to its resistance to diseases, easy growing and high fruit quality, this variety is suitable for both organic orchards and home gardens.
Parents
'Julia' × 'Ametyst'
Plant variety rights
Community Plant Variety Rights EU 47325 (granted 17.07.2017)
United States Plant Patent US PP29,960 P3 (granted 11.12.2018 as UEB 38026)
Plant Variety Rights in the Czech Republic CZ 85/2014 (granted 12.12.2014)
Plant Variety Rights in Switzerland CH 15.2567 (granted 31.05.2015)
Plant Variety Rights in Ukraine UA 180920 (granted 10.05.2018)
Health
multiple resistance to scab, tolerance to powdery mildew
Growth
tree habit ramified, spreading, medium vigorous, with many fruiting spurs, diploid
Blossom
early, heavy and regular
Ripening
end of July to early August, fruits hold on tree well, two picks
Fruit size & shape
size medium, shape globose, stem medium long
Fruit colour
ground colour green-yellow, over colour bright red (70-80% solid flush), without russet
Fruit quality & taste
flesh firm to medium firm, texture fine, crisp, very juicy, flavour sweet, good
Productivity
precocious, medium, regular, fruit thinning recommended
Storability
in natural storage until mid-September
Notes
early ripening summer variety with polygenic resistance