Ellipso® ('UEB 47021') - the highly aromatic snack apple
Parents
'UEB 3317/1' × 'Mira'
Plant variety rights
Plant Variety Rights in the Czech Republic CZ 001183/2024 (granted 03.01.2024)
Community Plant Variety Rights EU 66452 (granted 22.04.2024)
Health
multiple resistance to scab, tolerance to powdery mildew
Growth
tree type ramified, habit spreading, growth weak to medium, branching very good, crown structure optimal
Blossom
Ripening
about a week before 'Golden Delicious'
Fruit size & shape
size small to medium, shape obloid
Fruit colour
ground colour yellow, over colour dark red solid flush on 80 - 90 % of the fruit surface, rarely slight radial russeting in stalk cavity
Fruit quality & taste
flesh medium firm to firm, very crunchy, juicy, flavour fully aromatic, subtly acidic, very good, pleasant
Productivity
precocious, medium to high, regular, no premature fruit drop
Storability
in cold storage for 5 months, in ULO conditions for 9 months
Notes
a variety with so far very stable, high disease resistance, well-balanced tree growth, and crisp, delicious fruit with dark red skin and long storability



