CHAILLEUX (DRAP D’OR)

General information

Origin : traditional French variety
Picking date : 10 days before Golden Delicious
Fruit size : 65/75
Uses : delicious autumn variety

Tree description

Blossom date : mid season (as for Golden Delicious)
Pollinator : Red Delicious, Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, Gala, Fuji, Reine des Reinettes, Malus INRA Perpetu® Evereste, Malus Golden Gem, Malus INRA Baugene
Vigour : average
Time till first cropping / yields : very susceptible to fruit fall / excessive yields
Susceptibility to alternate bearing / thinning : very susceptible to alternate bearing / thinning difficult and compulsory
Susceptibility / resistance to diseases : average susceptibility to powery meldew. The variety does not seem to be susceptible to canker nor scab.

Fruit description

Fruit description : pink red on orange yellow background
Flesh / taste : quite soft; sweet with delicious flavour
Storage potential : 2 to 3 months in cold store , CA storage not applicable

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