'Luna' - a late dessert selection suitable especially for integrated production but also for organic conditions and private gardens. Its growing requirements and some of other traits are similar to those of the traditional 'Golden Delicious' except for resistance to scab that gives 'Luna' an advantage. Its fruit is rather large, with a firm, crisp, fine-grained texture, high in juice and sugar, and you can store it for many months.
Origin: 'Topaz' x 'Golden Delicious'
Tree: tree type ramified, drooping, vigour strong, bearing on spurs only, diploid
Blossom: mid-season, one day before 'Golden Delicious'
Productivity: similar to 'Golden Delicious', light fruit thinning recommended
Disease resistance: resistant to scab, moderately tolerant to powdery mildew, bitter pit not observed
PVR:
Community Plant Variety Rights EU 22063 (granted 07.04.2008)
Plant Variety Rights in New Zealand NZ 30978 (granted 30.07.2014 as UEB 33752)
Plant Variety Rights in Ukraine UA 110599 (granted 28.12.2011)
Picking time: early to mid-October (with 'Golden Delicious')
Ready to eat: 3 weeks after picking
Storability: in cold storage until March, in ULO (Ultra-Low Oxygen) conditions until June
Fruit size/shape: size medium to large, shape globose, ribbing weak, stalk thin and long
Colour: ground colour yellow-green (turns yellow during storage), over colour occassionally light orange blush (pattern solid flush), russet free
Flesh and flavour: flesh yellowish, firm, crisp, fine-grained, very juicy, flavour good, aromatic, with well-balanced sugar/acid ratio, sugar content 13.5° Brix