'Solaris' is a late (winter), yummy dessert apple variety. Its attractive fruits with a pleasant taste, good storage properties and shelf-life will surprise you. As it tends to be a heavy cropper, light thinning is recommended for regular bearing.
Origin: 'Topaz' x 'UEB 2345/1'
Tree: habit ramified, upright, branching good, vigour medium, diploid
Blossom: mid-season
Productivity: semi-precocious, medium to heavy
Diseases: monogenic resistance to scab, tolerance to powdery mildew
PVR:
Community Plant Variety Rights EU 34437 (granted 18.03.2013)
Plant Variety Rights in Ukraine UA 150844 (granted 21.08.2015)
Picking time: early October, with 'Golden Delicious'
Storability: in natural storage until April
Fruit size/shape: size medium, shape conical, stem medium long
Colour: ground colour green-yellow, later turns yellow, sometimes with a red-orange blush, russet-free
Flesh and flavour: flesh yellow, firm, crisp, juicy, flavour good, sugar and acid content well-balanced