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'ALLEGRO': THE REFRESHING SUMMER APPLE

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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.

Allegro - fruits on the tree
Allegro - fruits
Allegro - fruits on the tree

Origin: 'Julia' x 'Ametyst'

Tree: tree habit ramified, spreading, medium vigorous, with many fruiting spurs, diploid

Blossom: early, heavy and regular

Productivity: precocious, medium, regular, fruit thinning recommended

Disease resistance: resistant to scab, tolerant to powdery mildew

PVR:
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)

Picking time: end of July to early August, fruits hold on tree well, two picks

Storability: in natural storage until mid-September

Fruit size/shape: size medium, shape globose, stem medium long

Colour: ground colour green-yellow, over colour bright red (70-80% solid flush), without russet

Flesh and flavour: flesh firm to medium firm, texture fine, crisp, very juicy, flavour sweet, good

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