Apple Loyko

Autumn variety developed at the Krasnoyarsk Experimental Station for Fruit Growing by N. N. Tikhonov, A. S. Tolmacheva, and N. N. Rostova, from a cross between Borovinka and Ranecka 3701 (Siberian Apple × Moscow Pear).

Mainly distributed in the western subzone of the forest-steppe zone of the Krasnoyarsk Territory and the Republic of Khakasia.

Medium-stature tree, fast-growing. Crown is round, medium density and foliage. Bark smooth, gray-green. Fruit-bearing on simple and complex buds on 2-3-year-old wood and on fruiting clusters on older trees up to 6 years.

Shoots medium-sized, round in cross-section, slightly curved, dark-red, hairy. Buds round, pressed.

Leaves large, elongated, slightly pointed, serrated, slightly wrinkled, nearly hairless, with coarse veins. Color dark green, shiny. Petiole long, medium thickness, green with small semilunar stipules.

Flowers large, white, fragrant. Petals oval, wavy. Stigma column medium. Stigmas equal to anthers.

Fruits for semi-cultivars large, up to 70 g, round, slightly narrowing toward the calyx. Fruit color very bright. On a greenish-yellow background, the whole fruit is covered with a blurred purplish, darker on the sunlit side. Peduncle long, thin, curved. Calyx medium, acute-conical, slight rusting. Calyx often closed, in a small, wide, ridged dish. Subcalyx tube long, narrow, funnel-shaped. Axial cavity does not connect with seed chambers.

Flesh pinkish, medium density, fine-grained, very juicy, sweet-sour, sometimes astringent, with a weak aroma.

Chemical composition of fruits: dry matter — 15.7%, sugars — from 9.9% to 12.3%, titratable acids — from 1.11% to 0.76%, ascorbic acid — 16.55 mg/100g (14.1-20.30), vitamin P — 177.0 mg/100g, tannins — 0.091%.

Fruits edible 7-10 days after harvest. Storage life until December-January. Fruit quality good.

Fruits in high demand. Used fresh, for compotes and juices.

Best pollinators: Lyubimaya Pesnya, Uralskoe Nalivnoe, Chayka, Fonnik, Krasnoyarskoe Sladkoe.

Medium-early fruiting variety. Maximum yield — 30-40 kg per tree. Fruit-bearing irregular.

Most winter-hardy variety among large-fruited semi-cultivars. Fruit-bearing after all critical winters of the 60s and 80s. Intended for more severe zones than Lyubimaya Pesnya, Bylina. Good recovery ability, resistant to scab and drought.

Advantages of the variety: winter-hardiness, resistance to scab, fruit size, quality, storage life, autumn-winter consumption.

Disadvantages of the variety: not very good fruit flavor (rating 3.5-4).