Mars

Robust, unpretenious dessert varitey for home garden and ecological commercial (fruit) production, well-suited for medium high altitudes.

Parents:

UEB 1477/1 (Jolana x Rubin) x UEB 1435/2 (Dukat x Rubin)

Growth:

growth slow to medium strong, spreading, vigorous fruiting wood

Blossom:

unopened, light pink, early to mid blossoming, diploid

Ripeness:

fruit ripe for picking early October, at the same time as Golden Delicious

Appearance:

medium to large, spherical, slightly cone-shaped fruit; long stem, basic colour green-yellow, 50–100 % purple body colour, conspicious lenticels, smooth, dry (fruit) skin, lightly russeted

Quality:

fruit pulp yellowish-white, firm (to the bite), juicy

Taste:

good taste, sourish and sweet, pleasant flavour

Crop yield:

early onsetting, regular yields

Special notes:

resistant to scab (Vf) i.e.: scab-resistant because of resistance to malus floribunda, slightly susceptible to mildew