Late season, bicolor fruit with very firm flesh, long storage and long shelf life, very sweet taste. Origin: Better3Fruit, N.V., Rillaar, Belgium by I. De Wit, H. Eyssen, J. Keulemans, J. Nicolai, E. Pauwels and P. Van Laer. Gala × Braeburn; USPP 23,847; 13 Aug. 2013. Tree: strong vigor with ramified, upright-spreading habit, annual bearing on long shoots and spurs with medium precocity and productivity, medium susceptibility to scab. Fruit: globose with moderate crowning at calyx end, 77 mm diameter × 70 mm height, 50% to 75% red blush with weak to strong stripes in overcolor on yellow-green ground color; high soluble solids content (16.2 °Brix) and high acidity (8.3 g·L–1 malic acid) at harvest; very firm, crisp and juicy with medium aroma; low sensitivity to bruising; storage for at least 9 months in ambient atmosphere and 12 months in controlled atmosphere and 3-week shelf life.
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