GOLDEN ORANGE P.V.R.

General information

Origin : cross of Golden Delicious, Italy
Breeder : Trento
Licence holder : IFO
Picking date : Mid-season
Fruit size : 70/85
Uses : suitable variety for organic orchards, specially in the south-east of France, for early Golden Delicious sales

Tree description

Blossom date : 4 days after Golden Delicious
Pollinator : Crimson Crisp® Coop39, Goldrush® Delisdor® Coop38, Malus INRA Perpetu® Evereste, Malus INRA Baugene, Malus Golden Gem
Vigour : average to strong
Time till first cropping / yields : rapid / very good yields
Susceptibility to alternate bearing / thinning : low susceptibility to alternate bearing / easy thinning
Susceptibility / resistance to diseases : resistant to the common scab strains (gen Vf), low susceptibility to rosy apple aphid and meldew

Fruit description

Fruit description : bright yellow with an orange blushed when the fruit is ripened
Flesh / taste : similar eating qualities than Golden Delicious
Storage potential : December in cold store, February in CA storage

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