Similar fruit in color and flavor to Golden Delicious with longer storage and Vf resistance to apple scab. Origin: Institute of Experimental Botany, Czech Republic, by J. Tupy, O. Louda, and J. Zima. Golden Delicious × Topaz; selected in 1999. USPP 15,963; 13 Sept. 2005. Tree: medium vigor; upright to spreading habit; annual bearing on spurs and shoots; Vf resistance to apple scab; tolerant to powdery mildew. Fruit: medium; globose to slightly conic; skin medium-thick without bloom or greasiness and yellow ground color occasionally with orange blush; flesh yellowish, medium texture; sweet, balanced, aromatic flavor; late season ripening; stores for 6 months.
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