ARNIKA

PLACE OF BREEDING:

Poland

ORIGIN:

red mutant of the Jonagold cultivar

GROWTH:

moderately dynamic, strongly built tree with an spreading and moderately dense crown, easy to form. Fruit bearing on spurs

POLLINATORS:

Elstar, Evereste, Gala, Idared, Ligol, Szampion, Gloster, Ligol

POLLINATED CULTIVARS:

none, triploid

HARVEST MATURITY:

10-14 days before the Jonagold cultivar

STORAGE:

winter cultivar; if the harvesting period is strictly observed, fruit can be stored in the cold store until March and in the CA cold store – until May/June

RESISTANCE TO FROST:

low

SUSCEPTIBILITY TO DISEASES:

scab – low/medium, powdery mildew – low/medium, bark and wood diseases – low, fire blight – low.

FRUIT:

large or very large, round-conical in shape. Smooth skin, almost completely covered by blurred red blush. Yellow pulp with a slightly sour and sweet taste, firm and aromatic.