Columnar apple tree (Malus domestica) ANTEI KIEVSKY

Columnar Apple (Malus domestica) 'Antei Kievsky'

A low-maintenance Ukrainian columnar variety with excellent storability.

'Antei Kievsky' (Антей киевский) is a late winter columnar apple variety from Ukraine. It is valued for its low maintenance, high yield, and very early entry into bearing. It produces large fruits with an excellent sweet-tart flavour, which are characterized by excellent storability until April. Thanks to its high frost and drought resistance, it is a very reliable variety.

Main advantages of the variety:

• High yield and very early entry into bearing.
• High quality and flavour of fruits.
• Excellent storability (from December to April).
• High frost and drought resistance.
• Low maintenance.

Origin and Registration

• Country of origin: Ukraine
• Breeder: Information not available.
• Institution: Information not available.
• Crossing: Information not available.
• Registration: Information not available.

Variety Characteristics

Tree

• Growth: Medium-vigorous.
• Crown: Columnar, oval-pyramidal, not dense. Requires almost no pruning.
• Pollination: It is cross-pollinated.

Fruit

• Size and weight: Large, with an average weight of 200 – 220 g.
• Shape and colour: Round. Green with a dark burgundy blush.
• Flesh: Greenish-white, very juicy, fine-grained.
• Flavour: Excellent, sweet-tart.
• Use: Versatile.

Resistance and Requirements

• Frost resistance: High.
• Disease resistance: Moderately susceptible to diseases.
• Drought resistance: Resistant.
• Requirements: Low maintenance.

Cultivation Recommendations

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

Harvest and Storage

• Harvest time: Mid-autumn.
• Storability: Very long, from December to April.
• Yield: High and regular.
• Entry into bearing: Very early, 2nd to 3rd year after planting.
• Transportability: Good.