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Ametyst
type: Dessert
synonyms: UEB 2650/2
identification: Medium size, round tending flattened round. The skin is smooth, with greenish-yellow base colour, washed red over more than three quarters of the surface. Look for a blueish bloom over most of the apple.
stem is medium long.
characteristics: The flesh is yellowish, fine grained and somewhat firm. Very juicy, slightly tart, refreshing.
origins: Developed by Dr. Jaroslav Tupý at the Institute of Experimental Botany in Prague (Czech Republic) by crossing Nela (Prima x Krasava) with pollen from Vista Bella . Released in 2005.
cultivation: Moderately vigorous. Drooping branches. Precocious. Bears fruit on spurs. Fruit set requires thinning for annual crops and fruit size.
cold storage: Keeps about a month.
vulnerabilities: Resistant to scab. Tolerant of powdery mildew.
harvest: In the middle of the third period.
pollination group: B
pollination peak: 6
ploidism: Diploid. Self sterile.
cold storage weeks: 4
harvest period: 3
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