Medium-large red fruit, harvested midseason, multiple disease resistance, and suitable for fresh consumption or apple chip products. Origin: Corvinus University of Budapest, Budapest, Hungary by M. Tóth, G. Ficzek, I. Király, S. Koavács, M. Hevesi, J. Halász, and Z. Szani. Prima o.p.; selected as MR-03 in 1992. DNA markers support Jonathan as the pollen parent. HortScience 47:1795-1800. Tree: medium vigor, with strong central leader and spreading habit; bears fruit on both spurs and long shoots; precocious; annual bearing and productive; resistance (Vf/Rvi6) to apple scab (Venturia inaequalis Cke), powdery mildew [Podosphaera leucotricha, Ell. and Ev. (E.S. Salmon)] and fire blight shoot infection [Erwinia amylovora Burr. (Winsl. et al.)]. Fruit: conic, 5 height × 72 mm diameter, moderate ribbing, nearly 100% brown-red blush and inconspicuous stripes, flesh is very firm, crisp, moderately juicy, tart-sweet balance and highly aromatic, may exhibit sunburn or bitter pit.
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