Apple tree (Malus domestica) ANTEY

Apple (Malus domestica) 'Antey'

A Belarusian winter variety with very high yield and excellent storability.

'Antey' (Антей) is a Belarusian late winter apple variety, valued for its very high and regular yield, excellent storability, and the production of large to very large fruits with a very pleasant, harmonious flavour. It is also characterized by an early entry into bearing and fairly high frost resistance.

Main advantages of the variety:

• High and regular yield.
• High quality and flavour of fruits.
• Excellent storability (until March-May).
• Large to very large fruits (200 – 250 g).
• Early entry into bearing.

Origin and Registration

• Country of origin: Belarus
• Breeders: G. K. Kovalenko, V. G. Kovalenko, G. K. Solonets, V. M. Evdokimenko, I. V. Yaroshevich
• Institution: Institute for Fruit Growing of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
• Crossing: ‘Belorusskoe malinovoe’ × hybrid 59-13/9 (‘Babushkino’ × ‘Newtosh’) (1971)
• Registration: In Belarus since 1996, in Russia since 2000.

Variety Characteristics

Tree

• Growth: Less than medium vigorous.
• Crown: Globular-pyramidal, not dense.
• Fruiting habit: Mixed type, predominantly on short fruiting spurs.
• Pollination: It is cross-pollinated.

Fruit

• Size and weight: Large to very large, with a weight of 200 – 250 g.
• Shape and colour: Globular-conical, slightly flattened, broadly ribbed. Light yellow, most of the surface is covered with a raspberry-burgundy to dark red colour.
• Flesh: Greenish-white to light green, firm, juicy, fine-grained.
• Flavour: Very pleasant, harmonious, sweet-tart, with a medium aroma (rating 4.3/5).
• Use: Versatile (fresh consumption, juice production).

Resistance and Requirements

• Frost resistance: Fairly high.
• Disease and pest resistance: Medium.

Cultivation Recommendations

• To ensure a harvest, it is essential to plant another apple variety nearby as a pollinator.

Harvest and Storage

• Harvest time: Second half to late September.
• Storability: Very long, from December to March-May.
• Yield: Very high (up to 55 t/ha) and regular.
• Entry into bearing: Early, 3rd to 4th year after planting.