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UEB 3264/2
type: Dessert, Eating, Pie
synonyms: Marketed as Opal under licence. The Seabrook Opal which was developed in the 1930s in Essex (U.K.) is often called Opal.
summary: This fine dessert apple was bred in the Czech Republic by crossing Golden Delicious with Topaz.
identification: Medium size, round to round-conic with faint ribbing on the sides. The base colour is golden yellow with a faint orange blush over which is a dense pattern of orange-red stripping on the sun exposed face. The eye is large and open, set in a medium deep, wide and slightly ribbed basin. The stem is medium length, medium stout and set in a funnel-shaped, russetted cavity with rays of russetting extending over the shoulder of the apple. Medium thick skin
characteristics: The flesh is yellowish, medium fine-grained, firm and crunchy. Moderately juicy, sweet, with a tangy finish. Does not brown when exposed to air.
uses: Intended as a supermarket dessert apple, but also holds well for apple pies.
origins: Bred in 1999 under the direction of Dr. Jaroslav Tupý at the Institute of Experimental Botany in Prague (Czech Republic) by crossing Golden Delicious with pollen from Topaz . Released in 2006.
cultivation: Moderately vigorous, spreading. Grows fruit on short spurs and one-year-old wood. A slight tendency to produce fruit every other year. Does best in well-irrigated, and sunny conditions and a good choice for growing on hillsides. Some light fruit thinning is necessary for the best harvests and also to overcome its tendency to bear biennial harvests.
cold storage: Optimum flavours develop after three weeks in storage. Keeps up to five months.
vulnerabilities: Genetically resistant to scab and tolerant of powdery mildew.
harvest: Early in the fifth period.
pollination group: C
pollination peak: 11
ploidism: Diploid. Self sterile.
cold storage weeks: 20
brix: 15.2
harvest period: 5
sg: 1.0619
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