Robust to diseases, easy to grow, with a very good taste. An apple variety that has proved its qualities and deservedly become popular. You can find it in home gardens in the whole of Europe as well as in commercial orchards, especially the organic ones. Together with its mutation 'Red Topaz', 'Topaz' has been perhaps the most cultivated scab-resistant apple variety in organic conditions in Europe over the last two decades.
Origin: 'Rubín' x 'Vanda'
Tree: habit ramified, upright to spreading, moderately vigorous, with many fruiting spurs, diploid
Blossom: mid-season, flowers heavily and regularly
Productivity: very precocious, medium to medium-heavy and regular
Disease resistance: resistant to scab, low susceptibility to powdery mildew
PVR:
Community Plant Variety Rights EU 2777 (granted 04.05.1998)
Plant Variety Rights in Georgia GE P 2017 216 B (granted 10.07.2017)
Picking time: end of September, with or one week before 'Golden Delicious'
Ready to eat: after one month of storage
Storability: in cold storage until March
Fruit size/shape: medium to large, shape obloid, no ribbing, stem medium long
Colour: ground colour green-yellow, at full eating maturity brightly yellow, over colour (25 - 75 %) brightly orange-red solid flush with weakly defined stripes, slight russet in stem cavity
Flesh and flavour: flesh yellowish, firm, crisp, very juicy, taste very good