'Bonita' - the slightly tart beauty
Brightly red, outstandingly beautiful apples with firm, crisp, slightly tart flesh, shining on the trees (not only) on the slopes in South Tyrol – that's 'Bonita'. Thanks to its remarkably homogenous fruit and easy growing, this club variety is suitable for intensive commercial plantings.
'Bonita' is one of our most popular varieties, currently grown especially in Europe (e.g. South Tyrol) and South Africa. From its launch onto the market, nearly 1.6 mil trees have been planted (190,000 trees per season).
This club variety is grown and marketed under the conditions of the club managed by the companies Konsortium südtiroler Baumschuler / Melinda, Italy.
Parents
'Topaz' × 'Cripps Pink'
Plant variety rights
Community Plant Variety Rights EU 45354 (granted 06.02.2017)
United States Plant Patent US PP29,959 P3 (granted 11.12.2018 as UEBI 406/1)
Plant Variety Rights in Switzerland CH 17.2667 (granted 31.01.2017)
Plant Variety Rights in the Republic of South Africa ZA 20196876 (granted 09.07.2019)
Health
monogenic resistance to scab, medium susceptibility to powdery mildew
Growth
habit ramified, medium vigorous, slightly upright to spreading, tree shape pyramidal, branching good, medium-dense, with many fruiting spurs (this variety bears on spurs only)
Blossom
mid-season, flowers heavily
Ripening
early October, two picking times possible, the first one with or a few days after 'Golden Delicious'
Fruit size & shape
remarkably homogenous, medium, shape globose, stem thin and long
Fruit colour
very attractive bright red over colour, no russet, bloom or greasiness
Fruit quality & taste
flesh firm, crisp, fine, juicy, slightly aromatic, finely sour (acidity 9.6 g/l), sweetness 14.4° Brix, a well-balanced sugar/acid ratio
Productivity
precocious, high and quite regular, no need for fruit thinning
Storability
about 5 months in cold storage, longer storability can be achieved in controlled atmosphere (Ultra-Low Oxygen) conditions
Notes
a club variety (trees and other propagating material available worldwide exclusively to professionals - members of the club); fruit for buy in selected market chains