'Rozela' bears attractive dark-red fruit adorned with pronounced lenticels. Not only does it look but also tastes very good - its flavour is sweet with a hint of acidity and highly aromatic. Growing 'Rozela' is overall easy and undemanding - it's robust to scab and powdery mildew and crops heavily but regularly. It's best suited for organic production with an intensive growing system in cooler apple-producing areas where the red fruit over colour is more intense.
Origin: 'Vanda' x 'Bohemia'
Tree: tree type ramified, spreading, vigour weak to medium, produces many fruiting spurs, diploid
Blossom: early to mid-season, flowers heavily and regularly
Productivity: precocious, heavy and regular
Disease resistance: resistant to scab, tolerant to powdery mildew, fruits on young trees slightly susceptible to bitter pit
PVR:
Community Plant Variety Rights EU 22308 (granted 05.05.2008)
Plant Variety Rights in Ukraine UA 110598 (granted 28.12.2011)
Picking time: end of September (about one week before 'Golden Delicious')
Ready to eat: 2 weeks after picking
Storability: in cold storage until February, in ULO (Ultra-Low Oxygen) conditions until April
Fruit size/shape: size medium to large, shape globose, slight ribbing in eye basin, stalk thin to medium thin and medium long
Colour: ground colour yellow (yellow-green), over colour (90 % of the skin) solid flush attractive dark red, russet free, conspicuous lenticels
Flesh and flavour: flesh yellowish, medium firm, crisp, juicy, sweet with a little acid, flavour good, aromatic