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Sabaros
type: Cooking, Dessert, Pie
identification: Small, round. The base colour is greenish yellow flushed red on the sun exposed surface. The calyx is small and closed, set in a medium deep and very narrow basin. The stem is short and medium stout, set in a deep and somewhat narrow cavity with a cinnamon-coloured russet extending over the shoulder.
characteristics: The flesh is white, soft. Juicy, fruity and sharp, but sweetens in storage
uses: Dessert and cooking. Slices keep their shape for pies and tarts. Holds its shape when cooked.
origins: Originates from Ile de Re, Charente-Maritime(France). First described 1895.
cultivation: Moderately vigorous tree. Bears fruit on spurs. Produces heavy crops. Tolerant of air-borne salt. One of the few apple varieties that can be propagated by planting suckers.
cold storage: Keeps up to five months.
harvest: Early in the fifth period.
pollination group: D
pollination peak: 14
ploidism: Diploid. Self sterile.
cold storage weeks: 20
harvest period: 5
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