Columnar apple tree (Malus domestica) DUET

Columnar Apple (Malus domestica) 'Duet'

A Latvian columnar variety with less vigorous growth, high yield, and excellent flavour.

'Duet' is a Latvian late autumn to early winter columnar apple variety, valued for its less vigorous to very less vigorous growth, high and annual yield, and fruits with an excellent dessert flavour with a delicate aroma reminiscent of pears. It is also characterized by good resistance to diseases and frost.

Main advantages of the variety:

• High and annual yield.
• Excellent, dessert flavour with an aroma reminiscent of pears.
• Less vigorous growth.
• Good resistance to diseases and frost.
• Early entry into bearing.

Origin and Registration

• Country of origin: Latvia
• Institution: Pūre Horticultural Research Centre
• Breeder: Information not available.
• Crossing: Information not available.
• Registration: Information not available.

Variety Characteristics

Tree

• Growth: Less vigorous to very less vigorous, columnar, branched.

Fruit

• Similarity: The fruits are similar to the 'Delikates' variety.
• Size: Quite large.
• Colour: Yellowish, part of the surface is covered with a pink to pink-red colour.
• Flesh: Juicy.
• Flavour: Excellent, dessert, sweet-tart, with a delicate aroma reminiscent of pears.
• Use: Versatile.

Resistance and Requirements

• Frost resistance: Good to high.
• Disease resistance: Good, very resistant to canker.

Harvest and Storage

• Harvest time: Late autumn to early winter. Harvested in October.
• Yield: High and annual.
• Entry into bearing: Early.
• Harvest characteristics: Fruits drop easily when ripening.