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Telamon
type: Dessert
synonyms: Marketed as Waltz, Ballerina Waltz, Ultraspire. Also marketed under the Colonnade banner.
summary: One of six columnar cultivars developed at the East Malling Research Station in Kent (U.K.). These include Maypole, Telamon, Tuscan, Trajan, Charlotte and Obelisk.
identification: Medium size tending to large and generally round to round-conic, often asymmetrical. There is some ribbing evident at the flower basin. The skin colour is green maturing to golden yellow with a substantial red blush on the sun-exposed faces. Look for a dimpled or hammered texture on the surface of the skin. There should be no greasiness on the skin and an absence of russet. Medium size lenticels. The calyx is medium size and open, set in a medium depth, narrow basin. The stem is thick and short, set in a deep and narrow, russetted cavity.
characteristics: The cream coloured flesh is medium grained, crisp. Juicy and moderately sweet with a degree of tartness.
origins: This is another of the Ballerina series of columnar apple trees developed under the direction of Ken Tobutt at The Kent Incorporated Society for Promoting Experiments in Horticulture's East Malling Research Station in Maidstone, Kent (U.K.). It was created in 1976 by pollinating the flower of a Wijcik Spur McIntosh with the pollen of Golden Delicious . Selected at the 1984 National Fruit Trials, Brogdale Farm, Faversham, Kent. Initially designated SA 251-18, it was later given the name Telamon. The names Waltz and Ultraspire were adopted for marketing purposes. Released in 1989.
cultivation: Moderately vigorous, upright columnar growth habit. Spur bearer. The fruiting spurs develop close to the main stem. Some side branching off the main stem can occur, but it is generally caused as a result of damage to a fruiting spur and can be trimmed away. Foliage tends to be dense along the pole of the tree. Shelter is essential in windy locations since high wind can damage the terminal buds, causing secondary branching. Trees can be planted about one metre apart. Can be grown in pots.
cold storage: Keeps up to two months in storage.
harvest: Over the span of several weeks starting late in the fourth period.
notes: Look for orange bark on the stem to positively identify that this is one of the Maypole/Colonnade series.
pollination group: C
pollination peak: 10
ploidism: Partly self fertile.
cold storage weeks: 8
harvest period: 4
flowers: Large white blossoms
hardiness: 4
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