'Romance' - the romantic autumn
'Romance' is an autumn dessert variety with a harmonic flavour. Enjoy its aroma and juiciness while eating it fresh soon after picking.
Parents
'Rosana' × 'Bohemia'
Plant variety rights
Community Plant Variety Rights EU 38114 (granted 19.05.2014)
Health
monogenic resistance to scab, tolerance to powdery mildew
Growth
tree type ramified, vigour strong, tree habit spreading, forms fruiting spurs moderately
Blossom
mid-season, regular, medium
Ripening
beginning of September, about 3 weeks before 'Golden Delicious'
Fruit size & shape
size medium, shape globose, stalk short to medium long
Fruit colour
ground colour green yellow, relative area of red over colour medium to high as solid flush with strongly defined stripes
Fruit quality & taste
flesh yellowish, medium firm, becomes soft soon, texture fine, very juicy, flavour good, fully aromatic, with balanced sugar/acid ratio
Productivity
medium high and regular
Storability
in natural storage until December
Notes
ready to eat shortly after harvest