| BI-COLOURS |
Cameo |
Middle October |
End March - early April |
Granny Smith,
Rosy Glow |
 Production good.
Exceptional ability.
Crisp and juicy texture.
Exceptional taste. |
Novo (BR4) |
+- 7 days after Panorama Golden |
+- 10 days before Royal Gala |
Granny Smith |
Chilling requerements: Low. Well coloured red apple for early season. Tarty taste. |
| BRAEBURN |
Hillwell Braeburn |
Middle October |
Late March |
Golden Delicious,
Hillieri,
Granny Smith |
Production medium.
Orange/red striped on a green/yellow background.
Good coloured strain of Braeburn.
Taste is crisp, juicy, tart/sweet. |
Mahana Red Braeburn |
Middle October |
With standard Braeburn - late March |
Granny Smith,
Hillieri,
Golden Delicious |
Brilliant red striped blush.
Improved selection of Braeburn with full red colour.
Higher pack-outs.
Eating similar to Braeburn. |
| FUJI'S |
Early Fuji: CC11 |
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Harvest 3 weeks before Fuji, |
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Well coloured- pink red blush. Good eating quality: typically crisp and sweet. |
Fuji BC 2 |
Middle October |
Late March |
Granny Smith,
Hillieri |
Production good.
Storage ability good.
Sweet and juicy.
Good eating quality - crisp and sweet.
Relative long shelf life, firm fruit. |
Fuji Kiku |
Middle October |
Middle March |
Granny Smith,
Hillieri
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Extremely well coloured striped Fuji.
Excellent storage ability.
By joining the Kiku company fruit can be sold as Kiku TM similar to other major club varieties. |
Fuji Suprema |
Early October (Koue Bokkeveld) |
Mid to end March |
Granny Smith, Hillieri |
Dark purple-red skin colour. Fully coloured fruit that colours early in season. Crisp, crunchy and juicy with an aromatic sweet taste. |
| GALA'S |
Gale Gala |
Early October |
With Royal Gala |
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An early colouring strain of Gala having a more "block blush" - type red colour over a red under-stripe.
Size seem to be very good for a gala. |
Pacific Gala |
Early to middle October |
Early February |
Granny Smith,
Golden Delicious,
Hillieri |
Very attractive fruit with good taste.
Pick ealier due to better colour throughout the tree.
Improved colour result in harvesting in fewer picks and better. |
Royal Beaut |
Early - mid October |
Early to mid February |
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Fragrant and sweet - good eating quality for an early apple.
Better colour than Royal Gala.
Occasionally, some fruit can be full red. |
Royal Gala |
Early - mid October |
Early to mid February |
Golden Delicious
Granny Smith
Hillieri
Spur Winter Banana |
Medium production
Good storage ability
Has been replaced by better coloured selections |
Ruby Gala |
Early to middle October |
Early February |
Granny Smith,
Hillieri,
Golden Delicious |
Royal Gala selection with better colour.
Improved colour with improved packout. |
| GOLDEN |
Ginger Gold |
Middle September |
3-6 weeks prior to Golden Delicious |
Golden Delicous (warm areas), Ruby Gala (colder areas). Granny smith. Some suspicion that it could be self-fertile. |
Good production. Very good texture. Crisp, sweet but mildly tart. |
Golden Delicious NIVV |
Early - mid October |
Late Feb to early March |
Granny Smith,
Starking types,
Royal Gala,
Hillieri |
Production good.
Storage ability good.
Fragrant and sweet.
Smooth skin - less susceptible to russet. |
Golden Delicious Reinders |
Early - mid October |
Late Feb to early March |
Granny Smith
Royal Gala
Hillieri |
Important Golden clone in Europe.
Much less retiform and calyx-end russeting than standard Golden types. |
Panorama Golden |
Early to mid September |
Late Feb to early March |
Panorama Pollinators,
Early Granny may be an option |
Harvest plus/minus 2 weeks before normal Goldens |
| GREEN |
Granny Smith |
Early to mid October |
Late March to early April |
Golden Delicous,
Hillieri, Spur Winter Banana |
Good production. Good storage ability. Crisp firm fruit - acid-tart taste. |
Loevenstein Early Granny |
Middle September |
Early March, 3 weeks before Granny Smith |
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This is a branch mutation of Granny Smith which flowers and ripens about 3 weeks earlier. Fruit is very attractive, being bright green with prominent white lenticells and a typically Granny Smith eating quality. |
| PINK APPLES |
Elegant |
Middle October |
End of April |
Rosy Glow,
Granny Smith,
Golden Delicious |
Bi-coloured, sweet with only a delectable touch of tartness, attractive apple with an exceptional eating quality. |
Rosy Glow |
Mid-season |
With Cripps Pink |
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Distinctive appearance, sprightly flavour. This cultivar has improved colour development inside tree canopy, resulting in higher pack out. The advantage of Rosy Glow over the conventional Cripps Pink is improved skin colour. This results in harvesting fruit at optimum maturity, increasing storage ability. |
| RED |
African Red |
Early October |
Mid-End March |
Granny Smith,
Spur Winter Banana. |
Production medium to high. Very good storage ability. Sweet crisp taste. Red colour develops late in season. |
Early Red One |
Middle to late October |
Late February to early March |
Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, Hillieri |
Production medium. Good storage ability. Red colour develops at an early stage. Similar to Topred but darker red. |
IT Red Delicious |
Early October |
Enf Feb - early March |
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Dark, red stripes on light green background - fully coloured. Sweet taste, red delicious flavour. Very spur-like trees - must be planted in high potential soils. |
Oregan Spur |
Middle October |
Late Feb - early March |
Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, Hillieri |
Medium production. Good storage ability. Fragrant and sweet. Very spur-like trees - must be planted on high potential soils. |
Romeo |
Middle October |
End of February |
Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, Hillieri |
Branch mutation of Topred. Frut is bright to dark red and fully coloured. Colour development early in season. Fruit is full red long before other strains, including Early Red One. Standard growth habit trees. |
Topred Delicious |
Middle to late October |
Late Feb - early March |
Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, Hillieri |
Better colour than Starking but not as good as Early Red One. |
