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Vista Bella
Dessert apple
Complex parentage involving Julyred, Williams Early Red and Starr. Raised in 1956 at New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA. Named because of its exceptional behaviour in the Guatemalan highlands. Fruits have creamy white, juicy flesh with a McIntosh type flavour.
Flowering time:
29th April 10% flowering
5th May Full (80%) flowering
13th May 90% petal fall
Picking time: Mid August
Size: large
Shape: Broad globose conical
Height: 63.63 mm
Width: 72.35 mm
Ribbing: weak-medium
Crown: weak
Ground Colour: Whitish yellow
Over Colour: Red
Over Colour Amount: high
Over Colour Pattern: striped/solid flush
Russet: absent
Flesh Colour: White