'Redspring' - the columnar elegance with refreshing flavour
'Redspring' is a late columnar variety with high resistance to scab. It is a great choice especially for home gardens. It bears attractive fruits with an outstanding bright red colour that develops better in cooler apple-producing areas. They are remarkably juicy and have very good, well-balanced sweet-tart flavour. Thanks to its compact growth, 'Redspring' thrives well in small gardens, fruit walls, and terraces.
Parents
'Elise' × 'UEB 3300/1'
Plant variety rights
Plant Variety Rights in the Czech Republic CZ 3/2013 (granted 07.01.2013)
Plant Variety Rights in Switzerland CH 13.2429 (granted 31.05.2013)
Health
multiple resistance to scab, only low susceptibility to powdery mildew
Growth
tree type columnar and compact, bears on spurs only (fruits hang both singly and in clusters), vigour medium, diploid
Blossom
mid-season, flowers heavily but without fruit thinning can become biennial
Ripening
early October, with 'Golden Delicious'
Fruit size & shape
size medium to large, shape conical, stalk medium long
Fruit colour
ground colour yellow or green-yellow, over colour on 80 % of the fruit (bright red solid flush), russet-free
Fruit quality & taste
flesh yellowish, medium firm, crisp, fine-grained, juicy, flavour good, sweet-tart, harmonic
Productivity
precocious, heavy but usually requires thinning
Storability
in natural storage until end of February
Notes
ready to eat shortly after picking



