'Orion' - the autumn star with a distinct flavour
'Orion' is a late dessert apple variety with robustness to diseases and regular bearing, suitable for cooler apple-producing areas. Enjoy its large crisp fruits with firm fine texture and - above all - excellent and different flavour: full of sugars, with a bit of tartness.
Parents
'Golden Delicious' × 'Otava'
Plant variety rights
Community Plant Variety Rights EU 16765 (granted 30.01.2006)
United States Plant Patent US PP19,276 P3 (granted 30.09.2008)
Plant Variety Rights in Ukraine UA 110596 (granted 28.12.2011)
Health
monogenic resistance to scab, tolerance to powdery mildew
Growth
tree habit ramified, spreading, vigorous, fruiting spurs of medium length, triploid
Blossom
mid-season, heavy and regular
Ripening
early October (with 'Golden Delicious'), most fruits hang singly
Fruit size & shape
size large, shape broad globose, stem medium long
Fruit colour
ground colour green-yellow to yellow, occassionally with a slight reddish blush, fine russet spreading from the stem cavity and eye basin
Fruit quality & taste
flesh yellow, texture fine, firm, crisp, very juicy, flavour distinct, very good, sweet (16.1 °Brix) and a bit tart
Productivity
semi-precocious, heavy and regular, no need for fruit thinning
Storability
in natural storage until March
Notes
ready to eat 3 weeks after picking