WILTON’S RED JONAPRINCE® P.V.R.

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General information

Origin : Sport of Jonagold, Netherland (reminder: Jonagold is a cross of Golden Delicious and Jonathan)
Breeder : Red Jonaprince
Licence holder : Red Jonaprince
Picking date : 5 days before Golden Delicious
Fruit size : 70/90
Uses : for fruit growers who need a very dark colour in order to reduce their production costs and to improve their grade-out.

Tree description

Blossom date : Mid-range (1 to 2 days before Golden Delicious), triploid variety
Pollinator : Cox, Elstar, Gala, Golden Hornet, Granny Smith, Idared, Red Pippin, Worcester Pearmain, any diploid variety with the same blossom date; triploid variety, not suitable as a pollinator
Vigour : strong (use rootstocks such as M9 Pajam® 1Lancep, M9 NAKB or M9 T337)
Time till first cropping / yields : average / excellent yields
Susceptibility to alternate bearing / thinning : possible susceptibility to alternate bearing after heavy crops / easy thinning
Susceptibility / resistance to diseases : average susceptibility to scab, susceptible to mildew

Fruit description

Fruit description : intense red on 100% of the fruit
Flesh / taste : juicy, crisp, fine; good taste if the crop load is not too strong
Storage potential : February in cold store, June in CA storage

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