Family Apple Tree (Malus domestica) KORTA + BALTAIS DZIDRAIS + TĪNA + LIGITA 26/17

Family Apple Tree (4 in 1): Korta + Baltais Dzidrais + Tīna + Ligita

A unique four-variety tree providing fresh apples from the very start of summer all the way through long winter storage. The perfect space-saving solution.

1. Apple 'Korta' (Very Early Summer Variety)

A Latvian rarity and the season starter. Ripening as one of the very first, it offers exceptionally sweet and juicy fruits.

The 'Korta' variety is the absolute kick-starter of the apple season on this tree. It ripens even before the well-known 'White Transparent'. It is a fascinating historical variety (bred in 1947) that functions as a botanical chimera—branches may produce apples with varying intensities of red blush (from deep red to almost white).

Main advantages of the variety:

• Extremely early harvest: The first sweet apples right in mid-summer.
• Very sweet flavor: Fruits are significantly sweeter than most other very early varieties.
• Frost hardiness: Features good resistance to cold temperatures.

Fruit and Harvest

• Appearance: Large pale yellow fruits with brick-pink stripes and patches.
• Harvest Time: Very early summer (beats standard summer varieties).
• Storability: A typical summer variety meant for immediate consumption, does not store long.

2. Apple 'Baltais Dzidrais' (White Transparent / Early Summer Variety)

The famous "White Transparent." A legendary summer apple with a refreshing sweet-sour taste, ideal for fresh eating and purees.

Following 'Korta' is 'Baltais Dzidrais'. This globally widespread variety is well-remembered from grandparents' orchards. It excels in absolute low-maintenance requirements, regular crops, and a fantastic flavor that embodies the true essence of summer.

Main advantages of the variety:

• Refreshing taste: Sweet-sour, very tender, and juicy flesh.
• Low maintenance and immunity: Excellent frost hardiness and good resistance to apple scab.
• Versatility: Great eaten straight off the tree, unbeatable for baby food and pies.

Fruit and Harvest

• Appearance: Medium to large apples with the typical pale yellow to green-yellow color.
• Harvest Time: Very early, picked at the turn of July and August.
• Storability: None. Reaches eating maturity immediately after picking.

3. Apple 'Tīna' (Autumn Variety)

An Estonian beauty for sweet apple lovers, smoothly transitioning into winter with excellent flavor and almost no acidity.

Autumn on this tree belongs to 'Tīna'. It stands out with a smaller growth habit, early onset of heavy bearing, and above all, its amazing, purely sweet flesh without acids. It is a fantastic dessert variety with excellent frost hardiness.

Main advantages of the variety:

• Distinctly sweet flavor: White, juicy flesh with almost no acidity.
• High productivity: A heavy and regular bearer (a cross of 'Sügisjoonik' × 'Liivi kuldrenett').
• Excellent frost hardiness: Highly adaptable and resilient.

Fruit and Harvest

• Appearance: Medium to large round fruits. Yellow base color with raspberry-red stripes on the sunny side.
• Harvest Time: Late September.
• Storability: Good; keeps in the cellar until December/January. Ready to eat from October.

4. Apple 'Ligita' (Winter Variety)

The perfect winter finale. Attractive yellow apples with comprehensive disease resistance and storability well into spring.

The family tree is crowned by the Latvian variety 'Ligita', ensuring you have excellent, crunchy apples for the winter. It makes the tree easy to shape, but its biggest asset is absolute health—it is genetically resistant to scab and highly resistant to powdery mildew.

Main advantages of the variety:

• Comprehensive resistance: Immune to apple scab (Vf/Rvi6 gene) and fruit rot.
• Long storability: Apples remain in superb condition in a standard cellar for 5–6 months.
• Attractive appearance: Bright yellow fruits with an orange blush and a wonderful aroma.

Fruit and Harvest

• Appearance and Taste: Small to medium spherical fruits. Yellow, firm, crunchy, and very aromatic flesh with a good sweet-sour flavor.
• Harvest Time: Late harvest, just before winter.
• Storability: Up to March/April. Tip: To achieve larger fruits, light thinning of the crop is recommended.