Late season, bicolor fruit with aromatic, sweet flavor and multiple gene scab and powdery mildew resistance. Origin: Better3Fruit, Rillaar, Belgium by I. De Wit, H. Eyssen, J. Keulemans, J. Nicolai, E. Pauwels and P. Van Laer. Liberty × Granny; crossed 1990; USPP 25,006; 28 Oct. 2014. Tree: vigor high; habit drooping; annual bearing on spurs only, with good productivity; resistant to apple scab from Vf (Rvi6) and at least one additional gene; low susceptibility to powdery mildew and fire blight (Erwinia amylovora). Fruit: cylindrical, globose with crowning at calyx end; weak striping over 50-75% blush; soluble solids moderate to high, 13.9 °Brix; acidity moderate, 6.5 g/l malic acid at harvest; moderately firm and juicy, with hint of citrus aroma; stores for 5 months in controlled atmosphere with at least 1 week shelf life.
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