Red Chief

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Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. Apple · Fruit crops

also searched as: ред чиеф

Variety description

10 August 2026

A variety of American breeding, originating from Washington state. The tree is of low to medium vigor, forming a compact, narrow pyramidal crown, reaching a height of 3–5 meters. The variety is precocious and enters fruit-bearing 2–3 years after planting.

The fruits are large, weighing 180–210 g (up to 400 g), have a truncated-conical shape with pronounced ribbing and an intense dark-red color. The flesh is firm, juicy, cream-colored or greenish, and has a sweet taste. Harvest maturity occurs at the end of September or the beginning of October.

The variety is self-infertile and requires the presence of pollinators, such as Idared, Granny Smith, Gala, or Golden Delicious. It shows high resistance to powdery mildew, medium resistance to rots, and good heat and drought tolerance, however, resistance to scab is evaluated as moderate or weak.

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Countries of admission

3 jurisdictions

Green indicates countries where the variety is listed in the national catalogue and its seeds are authorized for sale. Expired registrations are marked separately: the variety was previously admitted, but sale is no longer permitted.

IS FI NO SE EE IE GB DK LV LT NL DE PL BY PT ES FR BE CZ SK UA RU LU CH AT HU MD IT SI HR RS RO MT GR BG CY

active terminated no record

Variety registered as early as 3 jurisdictions, data for which we do not publish: their registry licenses have not yet been verified. This section will be available upon verification.

Also known as

breeder code Red Chief

A single variety may be registered in different countries under different names. All records are consolidated into one profile based on the breeder's code—an internal number that is identical for the variety across all registries.

RED CHIEF primary CZ, QZ, TR, UY
Redchief AR, HU

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Variety in registries Regions of admission, rights holders, and status of plant breeders' rights

Parties

Applicant: SZIE GYNT-HU 2 Submitted the application to the register
Maintainer: SZIE GYNT-HU 2 Responsible for variety maintenance

Admission to trade

The variety is listed in the national registry — its seeds are authorized for sale in this country.

TR Turkey Active

№ Red Chief

Registration

28 January 2008
UY Uruguay Application submitted

№ 30202110240084
AR Argentina Active

№ 003269

Application

20 December 1993

Registration

26 January 1994
HU Hungary Protection expired

№ 234047

Application

30 August 1994

Terminated

31 December 2018
UY Uruguay Application submitted

№ 2009078

Application

29 April 2009
CZ Czechia Active

№ 2017110116965

Application

1 November 2017

Registration

1 November 2017

Registry	Number	Application	Registration	Terminated	Status
TR Turkey	Red Chief	—	28 January 2008	—	Active
UY Uruguay	30202110240084	—	—	—	Application submitted
AR Argentina	003269	20 December 1993	26 January 1994	—	Active
HU Hungary	234047	30 August 1994	—	31 December 2018	Protection expired
UY Uruguay	2009078	29 April 2009	—	—	Application submitted
CZ Czechia	2017110116965	1 November 2017	1 November 2017	—	Active

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