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A-68-173
type: Dessert
synonyms: Trademarked as "Blushing Delight" in North America and "Moonlight" in Europe.
summary: Columnar tree with juicy, balanced sweet-sour fruit. Can be grown in patio containers.
identification: Produces an abundance of medium-size, flat-rounded, sweet-tart apples. Base colour is green, over which is a bright red wash covering about half of the surface or less.
characteristics: The flesh is white, fine-grained and firm. Very juicy, sweet-tart, and slightly aromatic flavour. Losses some of its firmness in storage.
origins: A cross of Telamon and pollen from Pinova in 2014. Developed in part by Dr. Peter Braun, Head of the Department of Pomology at the Geisenheim University in Geisenheim, (Germany).
cultivation: Vigorous. Produces fruit on spurs which need to be controlled to prevent over-bearing. Columnar growth habit. Tolerates dry conditions. Tends to bear annual harvests.
blooms midseason, early April in Dundee, OR; tolerant to drought; tolerant to apple scab (Venturia inaequalis) and powdery mildew (Podosphaera leucotricha)."
cold storage: Lasts up to 12 weeks in storage.
vulnerabilities: Tolerant of scab and powdery mildew.
harvest: Ready for harvest starting in the middle of the fourth period and continues over the course of four weeks.
pollination group: D
pollination peak: 12
ploidism: Diploid. Self sterile.
brix: 12.4
harvest period: 4
hardiness: 4
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