With passion and enthusiasm for apples for over 70 years
At a glance
In 1955
Dr. Jaroslav Tupý and Otto Louda founded our station
For over 60 years (since 1965) we've been breeding apples resistant to scab
Our portfolio includes dessert, columnar, ornamental and red-fleshed apple varieties
About 1.3 mil. trees of our varieties are sold worldwide on average per year
'Topaz' and 'Red Topaz'
are the most grown apple varieties resistant to scab in organic production in Europe in the last two decades
In 2015
Opal® apples were sent up to the International Space Station





