Apple Bolotovskoe

Winter variety from the All-Russian Research Institute of Fruit Crop Selection, obtained through hybridization in 1977 [(Skryzhapely x 1924 (IV generation from abundant-flowering apple)]. Breeders: E. N. Sedov, Z. M. Serova, V. V. Zhdanov, Yu. I. Khabarov. The variety is immune to scab (gene Vf). Approved for State Testing in 1993, registered in the State Register since 2002.

Trees are above-average in size. The crown is round. Branches are spaced relatively far apart. The bark on the trunk is smooth.

Shoots are brown, slightly hairy, angular in cross-section. Leaves are large, elongated, elliptical, short-tipped, with a spirally twisted apex, dark green, wrinkled, shiny, with coarse veins. Leaf margin is serrated and wavy. Petiole is long, thick, hairy. Petiole and midrib of the leaf show bright anthocyanin coloration.

Inflorescences are shield-shaped, with 4-6 flowers per inflorescence; buds are pink, flowers are plate-shaped, large; petals are white, round, not fused. Stigmas are slightly lower than stamens. Pedicel is long; fused stigma column is hairless.

Fruits (see illustration) are above-average in size (150-160 g), medium uniformity, flattened, broad-ribbed. Fruit skin is oily, dull, without waxy coating. Primary fruit color at harvest is greenish-yellow, whitish-yellow during consumer ripeness. Cover color on a significant part of the fruit appears as a red blush, consisting of stripes and speckles. Peduncle is long or medium, curved, upright. Calyx is of medium depth, conical, narrow.

Fruit flesh is greenish, firm, juicy, tart-sweet in taste. Fruit contains: 10.5% sugars, 0.31% acid, 14.2 mg/100g ascorbic acid, 451.2 mg/100g P-active substances, pectin substances 17.1%. External appearance attractiveness is rated 4.3-4.4 points, taste qualities — 4.3 points.

Harvest ripeness occurs at the beginning of September.

Fruits can be stored in a refrigerator until mid-February.

The variety is high-yielding. Over several years, yield of this variety reached 130 centners/ha, whereas the control variety Antonovka ordinary under the same conditions yielded only 70 centners/ha. The variety is sufficiently winter-hardy in the Oryol region. Possessing the Vf gene, the variety shows absolute resistance to scab.

Advantages of the variety: immunity to scab on fruits and leaves, high yield, winter ripening of fruits, high commercial and consumer qualities of fruits.

Disadvantages of the variety: fruit drop if harvest is delayed.