1. Plantations of pome fruit
in the Czech Republic
F. Paprštein, J. Matějíčková, J. Sedlák
Research and Breeding Institute of Pomology Holovousy Ltd.

2. 50.6 %
4.2 %5.3 %
9.8 %
11.4 %
3.6 %
6.2 %
5.0 %
1.9 %
0.8 %
0.8 %
0.4 %
Commercial orchards in the Czech Republic
(year 2012)
Apple
Pear
Sweet cherry
Sour cherry
Plum
Peach
Apricot
Red and white currants
Black currant
Raspberry and blackberry
Walnut
Other fruit*
Total area 17925 ha
* Other fruit includes blueberry,
gooseberry, elderberry, hazel, almond,
rowan, aronia, quince, chestnut.

3. 0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
7000
8000
9000
10000
Apple Pear Sweet
cherry
Sour
cherry
Plum Apricot
+ 0.4 %
+ 30 % 0
‐ 7 % + 37 %
‐ 23 %
9071
753
952
1753
2041
1105
ha
Comparison of commercial orchards in the Czech
Republic in years 2008 and 2012 (ha)
2008
2012

4. 0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
Peach Red and
white
currants
Black
currant
Raspberry
and
blackberry
Walnut Other
fruit*
‐ 33 %
+ 50 %
‐ 15 %
‐ 1 %
+ 393 % + 468 %
652
891
347
143
142
75
ha
Comparison of commercial orchards in the Czech
Republic in years 2008 and 2012 (ha)
2008
2012
* Other fruit includes
blueberry, gooseberry,
elderberry, hazel,
almond, rowan, aronia,
quince, chestnut.

5. 37.7 %
4.9 %
4.4 %7.4 %
21.2 %
9.9 %
2.1 %
11.1 %
1.3 %
Organic orchards in the Czech Republic
(year 2012)
Apple
Pear
Sweet cherry
Sour cherry
Plum
Apricot
Peach
Berry fruit*
Other fruit°
* Berry fruit includes
currants (black, red,
white), gooseberry,
raspberry, blackberry.
° Other fruit includes
blueberry, elderberry,
hazel, walnut, almond,
rowan, aronia, quince,
Total area 3721 ha

6. 5.6 %
5.5 %
6.4 %
6.8 %
3.7 %
21.5 %
Golden Del.
1.5 %
7.4 %
Jonagold
1.6 %
2.6 %
2.2 %
2.8 %
18.2 %
Idared
0.8 %
13.4 %
Apple cultivars in commercial orchards
of the Czech Republic (year 2012)
Summer cultivars
Sampion
Spartan, McIntosh
Rubin, Bohemia
Gala
Golden Delicious var.
Red Delicious group
Jonagold and mut.
Melrose
Gloster
Rubinola
Topaz
Idared
Melodie
Other winter cultivarsTotal area 9071 ha

7. 0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
Summer
cultivars
Sampion Spartan,
McIntosh
Rubin,
Bohemia
Gala Golden
Delicious
var.
Red
Delicious
group
+ 4 % + 0.4 %
‐ 21 % ‐ 2 %
+ 28 %
‐ 2 %
‐ 14 %
511
499
578
619
335
1955
135
ha
Comparison of apple cultivars in commercial
orchards of the Czech Republic
in years 2008 and 2012 (ha)
2008
2012

8. 0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
1800
Jonagold
and mut.
Melrose Gloster Rubinola Topaz Idared Melodie Other
winter
cultivars
+ 14 %
+ 4 %
‐ 20 % + 22 % + 41 %
‐ 6 %
‐ 25 %
+ 17 %672
142
233
197
250
1652
77
1217
ha
Comparison of apple cultivars in commercial
orchards of the Czech Republic
in years 2008 and 2012 (ha) 2008
2012

9. 17.8 28.4
121.3
Goldstar
37.6
6.8
19.4
18.3
4.3
6.4
46.3
30.9205.1
Rubinola
0.3
14.0
19.4
251.7
Topaz
New Czech apple cultivars in established
plantations in the Czech Republic until year 2012 (ha)
Ametyst
Angold
Goldstar
Julia
Lipno
Luna
Opal
Orion
Otava
Rajka
Rozela
Rubinola
Rubinstep
Selena
Sirius
Topaz

10. 2.4
13.9
3.3
72.8
Bohemica
0.2
11.1
42.2
Dicolor
5.0
2.4
43.5
Erika
0.8
New Czech pear cultivars in established plantations
in the Czech Republic until year 2012 (ha)
Alfa
Amfora
Astra
Bohemica
David
Decora
Dicolor
Dita
Elektra
Erika
Morava

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