'MAGENTA': A GOOD POLLINATOR AND A DECORATIVE TREE

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Its very good pollen germinability and early, rich flowering predetermine 'Magenta' as a universal pollinizer in commercial orchards. It can also be planted as a decorative tree with nice flowers and fruits that hold on the tree until winter when they can also be suitable for birds as food. This variety is robust to multiple diseases.

Origin: 'Evereste' x 'Maypole'

Tree: tree type columnar, compact, vigour weak to medium, leaves tomentose, diploid

Disease resistance: resistant to scab, powdery mildew and fire blight not observed

PVR:
United States Plant Patent US PP30,861P3 (granted 03.09.2019)
Plant Variety Rights in the Czech Republic CZ 62/2018 (granted 13.12.2018)
Plant Variety Rights in Switzerland CH 21.2930 (granted 30.06.2021)

Bloom: early to medium-early (with 'Evereste'), precocious and rich, lasts 10 days on average

Flowers: at balloon stage pink, petals light pink

Pollen quality: pollen germinates excellently (better than in 'Evereste'), bears less-frequent S-alleles

Productivity: precocious, high, not susceptible to alternation, fruit holds on the tree till the winter

Fruit size/shape: size small, shape globose

Colour: over colour purple red on the whole fruit skin

Flesh and flavour: flesh pinkish, fruit tastes bitter - is not edible