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Redlove Odysso
type: Eating, Juice
summary: This is one of several sweet-tart, red-fleshed apples bred by Markus Kobelt in Switzerland during the early 2000s. Others in this series include Redlove Era , Redlove Calypso , Redlove Circe , Redlove Sirena , Redlove Lollipop and Redlove Kohlhaas . The Odysso is ranked as having the highest sugar content.
identification: Large, round conic. Washed red and marked with abundant light-coloured lenticels. The stem is short, extending less than half its length over the crown of the apple and moderately slender, set in a deep and narrow cavity. The calyx is small and closed with longish petals, set in a shallow, narrow basin.
characteristics: The flesh is marbled red, firm and fine-grained. Very sweet with flavour of red berries.
uses: Appreciated as a fresh-eating apple for its balanced tartness and sweetness, but also useful for baking, jellies and juice.
origins: Bred by Markus Kobelt, owner of Lubera Nurseries of Buchs, Kanton St. Gallen in the Upper Rhine Valley of Switzerland.
cultivation: Moderately vigorous, Upright.
cold storage: Keeps up to five months. Best flavours develop after three weeks in storage.
vulnerabilities: Susceptible to scab when grown in moist areas.
harvest: Ripens early in the fifth period.
notes: The Redlove series of apples are reported to contain 30% more anthocyanin than most other apples. The series has been released under licence and is trademark protected by Lubera Nurseries.
ploidism: Diploid. Self sterile.
cold storage weeks: 20
harvest period: 5
flowers: Large lilac blossoms
hardiness: 4
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