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Vista Bella

Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession

Complex parentage involving Julyred, Williams Early Red and Starr. Raised in 1956 at New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA. Named because of its exceptional behaviour in the Guatemalan highlands. Fruits have creamy white, juicy flesh with a McIntosh type flavour.

Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Picking time
Mid August
Flowering
29th April (10%) · 5th May (full) · 13th May (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
Size
large
Type
Dessert
Crown
weak
Shape
Broad globose conical
Width
72.35 mm
Height
63.63 mm
Russet
absent
Ribbing
weak-medium
Over colour
Red
Flesh colour
White
Ground colour
Whitish yellow
Over colour amount
high
Over colour pattern
striped/solid flush

Source · National Fruit Collection

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