ARNIKA
PLACE OF BREEDING:
Poland
ORIGIN:
red mutant of the Jonagold cultivar
GROWTH:
moderately dynamic, strongly built tree with an spreading and moderately dense crown, easy to form. Fruit bearing on spurs
POLLINATORS:
Elstar, Evereste, Gala, Idared, Ligol, Szampion, Gloster, Ligol
POLLINATED CULTIVARS:
none, triploid
HARVEST MATURITY:
10-14 days before the Jonagold cultivar
STORAGE:
winter cultivar; if the harvesting period is strictly observed, fruit can be stored in the cold store until March and in the CA cold store – until May/June
RESISTANCE TO FROST:
low
SUSCEPTIBILITY TO DISEASES:
scab – low/medium, powdery mildew – low/medium, bark and wood diseases – low, fire blight – low.
FRUIT:
large or very large, round-conical in shape. Smooth skin, almost completely covered by blurred red blush. Yellow pulp with a slightly sour and sweet taste, firm and aromatic.