Purple-red apple with very firm, crunchy, and juicy texture. Origin: Consorzio Italiano Vivaisti, Comacchio, Italy, by M. Leis and A. Martinelli. Civni bud mutation; discovered and selected 2009; propagated 2011. Tree: vigor moderate; growth habit spreading; blooms mid-April in S. Giuseppe di Comacchio; biennial bearing absent; tolerant to temperatures down to-10 °C or up to 35 °C. Fruit: diameter 7.6 cm; conic; 70-90% purple red with yellow ground color; flesh firm, crunchy, and juicy; flavor aromatic, balanced sweetness/acidity, 14.0-14.5 °Brix, acidity 7.0-7.5 g/L; ripens early to mid-August in S. Giuseppe di Comacchio; storability good, up to 7 months at 1 °C, 2% O2, and 2% CO2.
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