Vista Bella
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
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.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Complex - see description x Complex - see description
Accession name
Vista Bella
Flowering time
29th April 10% flowering
5th May Full (80%) flowering
13th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid August 1
Size
large 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
Broad globose conical 1
Height
63.63 mm 1
Width
72.35 mm 1
Ribbing
weak-medium 1
Crown
weak 1
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
high 1
Over Colour
Red 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/solid flush 1
Russet
absent 1
Flesh Colour
White 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register