Coloradona is a medium-vigor, very upright tree that blooms early. It is susceptible to scab and mildew. Ripening time is mid-October in NY state, and this tree has a tendency to biennialism. Coloradona is a cider apple; it is not suitable for fresh eating.

This is an Asturian cider (sidra) apple, approved by The Regulatory Council of Origin Cider of Asturias. The fruit is a small dark red apple with creamy flesh that yields a bittersweet (dulce amargo) juice (pH ~ 4.4; TA ~ 2 g/L; tannins ~ 2.2 g/L).

Spanish cider apples have not yet been widely tested in the United States, but the native climate of these apples should be taken into consideration. Asturias enjoys abundant year-round rainfall, mild summers, and temperate winters. Costal winter temperatures are typically in the 50s and summer temperatures are in the 70s.

Fruit photographed at Black Diamond Farm, Trumansburg, NY.