'Rozela' - magnificent and grower-friendly
'Rozela' bears attractive dark-red fruit adorned with pronounced lenticels. Not only does it look but also tastes very good - its flavour is sweet with a hint of acidity and highly aromatic. Growing 'Rozela' is overall easy and undemanding - it's robust to common scab races and to powdery mildew and crops heavily but regularly. It's best suited for organic production with an intensive growing system in cooler apple-producing areas where the red fruit over colour is more intense.
Growth
tree type ramified, spreading, vigour weak to medium, produces many fruiting spurs, diploid
Blossom
early to mid-season, flowers heavily and regularly
Ripening
end of September (about one week before 'Golden Delicious')
Fruit size & shape
size medium to large, shape globose, slight ribbing in eye basin, stalk thin to medium thin and medium long
Fruit colour
ground colour yellow (yellow-green), over colour (90 % of the skin) solid flush attractive dark red, russet free, conspicuous lenticels
Fruit quality & taste
flesh yellowish, medium firm, crisp, juicy, sweet with a little acid, flavour good, aromatic
Productivity
precocious, heavy and regular
Storability
in cold storage until February, in ULO (Ultra-Low Oxygen) conditions until April
Notes
eating maturity 2 weeks after picking



