'Topaz' - the classic of organic orchards

Easy to grow and with a very good taste - an apple variety that has proved its qualities and deservedly become popular among European professional and amateur growers alike. Together with its mutation 'Red Topaz', 'Topaz' has become one of the most cultivated apple varieties with genetic scab resistance grown in organic conditions - and it is a good fit for home gardens, too.

Parents

'Rubín' × 'Vanda'

Plant variety rights

Community Plant Variety Rights EU 2777 (granted 04.05.1998)

Plant Variety Rights in Georgia GE P 2017 216 B (granted 10.07.2017)

Health

monogenic resistance to scab, low susceptibility to powdery mildew

Growth

habit ramified, upright to (later) spreading, moderately vigorous, with many fruiting spurs, diploid

Blossom

mid-season, flowers heavily and regularly

Ripening

end of September, with or one week before 'Golden Delicious'

Fruit size & shape

medium to large, shape obloid, no ribbing, stem medium long

Fruit colour

ground colour green-yellow, at full eating maturity brightly yellow, over colour (25 - 75 %) brightly orange-red solid flush with weakly defined stripes, slight russet in stem cavity

Fruit quality & taste

flesh yellowish, firm, crisp, very juicy, taste very good

Productivity

very precocious, medium to medium-heavy and regular

Storability

in cold storage until March

Notes

ready to eat after 1 month in storage