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Antonovka Shafran
type: Culinary, Cider
synonyms: Antonovka Shafrannaya, Ahtonowka sehafrannaia, Antonowka schafrannia, Safranfar bene Antonowka
summary: One of several Antonovka apples developed by Ivan Michurin in the early 1900s to produce a variety of hardy and flavourful fruit.
identification: Medium size. Round tending to round-oblong. Base colour is greenish yellow, with a dense pattern of reddish-brown striping extending down from the stem basin. Rough russet at the stem cavity. The stem is very short and set in a deep and narrow cavity. The calyx is small, tightly closed and set in a narrow and deep basin.
characteristics: The flesh is cream-coloured, crisp and firm. Juicy and rather tart.
origins: Common Antonovka crossed with pollen from Orleans Reinette , developed by pioneer Russian breeder Ivan V. Michurin in 1902 with the intention of improving the flavour of the Antonovka strain and provide prolonged storage .
cultivation: Moderately vigorous. Hardy. The fruit tends to grow in clusters.
cold storage: Keeps three months or more.
vulnerabilities: Somewhat susceptible to fireblight.
harvest: Ready for harvest in the second half of the third period.
notes: Seedlings are often used for deep-rooted, winter-hardy root stock.
pollination group: C
pollination peak: 11
ploidism: Diploid. Self sterile.
cold storage weeks: 12
brix: 8
harvest period: 3
hardiness: 3
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