'Rumba' with its extraordinarily narrow tree habit is a perfect choice as a solitary tree in small gardens. The tree, decorated with attractive bright red fruit, will surely get a lot of attention and will not take much space. After picking, the apples will please you for many months with their juiciness and fine aromatic flavour.
Origin: 'Red Topaz' x 'Rondo'
Tree: habit columnar, very narrow and compact, medium vigorous, diploid
Blossom: early, about 4 days before 'Golden Delicious'
Productivity: precocious, medium to heavy, light fruit thinning recommended
Disease resistance: resistant to scab, moderately tolerant to powdery mildew
PVR:
Community Plant Variety Rights EU 49214 (granted 07.05.2018)
United States Plant Patent US PP30,847 P3 (granted 27.08.2019 as UEB 43054)
Plant Variety Rights in the Czech Republic CZ 16/2017 (granted 10.03.2017)
Plant Variety Rights in Switzerland CH 17.2676 (granted 30.04.2017)
Picking time: early to mid-October (with or shortly after 'Golden Delicious')
Storability: in natural storage until March
Fruit size/shape: size medium, shape obloid, stem short to medium long
Colour: ground colour green-yellow, covered up to 80 % by flushed bright red to carmine red over colour, without russet
Flesh and flavour: flesh firm to medium firm, crisp, fine, very juicy, flavour harmonic, good to excellent