'Orion' is a late dessert apple variety with robustness to diseases and regular bearing, suitable for cooler apple-producing areas. Enjoy its large crisp fruits with firm fine texture and - above all - excellent and different flavour: full of sugars, with a bit of tartness.
Origin: 'Golden Delicious' x 'Otava'
Tree: tree habit ramified, spreading, vigorous, fruiting spurs of medium length, triploid
Blossom: mid-season, heavy and regular
Productivity: semi-precocious, heavy and regular, no need for fruit thinning
Disease resistance: resistant to scab, tolerant to powdery mildew
PVR:
Community Plant Variety Rights EU 16765 (granted 30.01.2006)
United States Plant Patent US PP19,276 P3 (granted 30.09.2008)
Plant Variety Rights in Ukraine UA 110596 (granted 28.12.2011)
Picking time: early October (with 'Golden Delicious'), most fruits hang singly
Ready to eat: 3 weeks after picking
Storability: in natural storage until March
Fruit size/shape: size large, shape broad globose, stem medium long
Colour: ground colour green-yellow to yellow, occassionally with a slight reddish blush, fine russet spreading from the stem cavity and eye basin
Flesh and flavour: flesh yellow, texture fine, firm, crisp, very juicy, flavour distinct, very good, sweet (16.1 °Brix) and a bit tart