"AMALIA" is an apple variety obtained by clonal selection at SC FRUCTEX BACAU SRL, homologated in 2018 by Prof. Engineer Rati Ioan Viorel, PhD. "AMALIA" has been assigned by the reporting authority (ISTIS) the reference number 05076. This variety is present in the Fructex Bacau orchard and collection, being one of the varieties demanded by farmers due to its qualities. The tree is medium in size, cone-like shaped, with short, medium and long fruit branches. It is a self-fertilizing variety. The fruit is large, weighing between 190-200g, dark red in colour; the pulp displays great firmness and medium juice content, and pleasant taste. It has significant harvesting yield, achieving constantly 25-30 t/ha. Qualities: It presents resistance to Apple scab (Venturia inaequalis) and good resistance to powdery mildew (Podosphaera leucotricha); the capacity of yield self-regulation enables constant crops every year. Shortcomings: have not been observed as yet.
