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Cactus
type: Dessert
synonyms: UEB 3137/1
summary: Sweet and juicy eating apple bred in the Czech Republic by crossing Topaz and Tuscan.
identification: Medium size, round conic. Skin smooth, no russetting. Greenish yellow base colour at harvest, becoming yellow in storage.
Stem short
characteristics: Flesh is soft, fine-grained. Very juicy, good sugar/acid balance. Vaguely aromatic.
origins: Developed by Dr. Jaroslav Tupý at the Institute of Experimental Botany in Prague (Czech Republic) by crossing Topaz with Tuscan. Released in 2011.
cultivation: Upright, compact columnar format. Precocious. Flowers heavily and needs post bloom thinning to ensure annual bearing.
cold storage: Keeps for two months.
vulnerabilities: Resistant to scab. Tolerant of powdery mildew.
harvest: Ready for harvest at the end of the fourth period.
ploidism: Diploid. Self sterile.
cold storage weeks: 8
harvest period: 4
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