'Magenta' - a good pollinizer and a decorative tree

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.

Parents

'Evereste' × 'Maypole'

Plant variety rights

United States Plant Patent US PP30,861P3 (granted 03.09.2019 as 'UEB 42721')

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)

Health

resistance to scab; powdery mildew and fire blight not observed

Growth

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

Blossom

early to medium-early (with 'Evereste'), precocious and rich, lasts 10 days on average; flowers at balloon stage pink, petals light pink; pollen germinates excellently (better than in 'Evereste'), bears less-frequent S-alleles

Ripening

Fruit size & shape

size small, shape globose

Fruit colour

over colour purple red on the whole fruit skin

Fruit quality & taste

flesh pinkish, fruit tastes bitter - is not edible

Productivity

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

Storability

fruits not intended for storage; flowering and fruiting trees are very decorative