The name of 'Cactus' is fitting: this variety forms so short and thick fruiting spurs that they remind of thorns of the famous spiny plant and give the tree an unusual and interesting appearance. This compact columnar variety with weak growth and robustness to diseases is suitable especially for home gardens. Its fruit is medium firm, with high juiciness and balanced flavour.
Origin: 'Topaz' x 'Tuscan' (Bolero®)
Tree: tree type columnar and very compact, internodes very short, bears on spurs only, vigour weak, diploid
Blossom: mid-season, flowers heavily but requires thinning
Productivity: very precocious, high, fruit thinning necessary to prevent alternation
Disease resistance: resistant to scab, tolerant to powdery mildew
PVR:
Community Plant Variety Rights EU 30092 (granted 23.05.2011)
Picking time: end of September
Storability: in natural storage until December
Fruit size/shape: size medium to large, shape conic, stalk short
Colour: ground colour green-yellow (turns to yellow during storage), over colour absent, no russet
Flesh and flavour: flesh medium firm, fine, very juicy, weakly aromatic, with harmonic sugar to acid ratio