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Orion
type: Dessert
synonyms: UEB 2718/1
identification: Large, round. Base colour greenish yellow maturing to yellow with a pale orange blush and abundant red lenticels on the sun exposed surface. A hint of russet is often found spreading from the stem cavity and calyx basin.
characteristics: The flesh is yellowish and crisp. Fine-grained and very juicy, flavourful. Juice is sweet and rated at BRIX 16.1.
origins: Developed by Dr. Jaroslav Tupý at the Institute of Experimental Botany in Prague (Czech Republic) by crossing Golden Delicious with pollen from Otava. Released in 2006
cultivation: Vigorous, upright spreading. Bears fruit on spurs. Heavy annual harvests. Suited to cooler climates.
cold storage: Flavours peak three weeks after harvest. Keeps five months.
vulnerabilities: Resistant to scab. Tolerant of powdery mildew.
harvest: Early in the fifth period.
ploidism: Triploid. Self sterile.
cold storage weeks: 20
brix: 16.1
harvest period: 5
sg: 1.0658
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