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'SOLARIS': THE YELLOW, BLUSHED APPLE WITH BALANCED TASTE

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'Solaris' is a late/winter, yellow, yummy dessert apple variety with resistance against scab and good storage properties and shelf-life. It tends to be a heavy cropper so light thinning is recommended for regular bearing.

Solaris - a single tree
Solaris - apples
Solaris - apples in a box

Origin:  'Topaz' x 'UEB 2345/1'

Tree: habit ramified, upright, branching good, vigour medium, diploid

Blossom: mid-season

Productivity: semi-precocious, medium to heavy

Disease resistance: resistant to scab, tolerant to powdery mildew

PVR:
Community Plant Variety Rights EU 34437 (granted 18.03.2013)
Plant Variety Rights in Ukraine UA 150844 (granted 21.08.2015)

Picking time: early October, with 'Golden Delicious'

Storability: in natural storage until April

Fruit size/shape: size medium, shape conical, stem medium long

Colour: ground colour green-yellow, later turns yellow, sometimes with a red-orange blush, russet-free

Flesh and flavour: flesh yellow, firm, crisp, juicy, flavour good, sugar and acid content well-balanced

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