APORO® MARIRI RED C.O.V.
Origin:
Sport of Braeburn, New Zealand
Picking date:
Mid-season
Fruit size:
65/80
Uses:
this sport is used by the growers who want fruit with an excellent colour in order to reduce the number of picks at harvest
Blossom date:
as for Granny Smith, 2 days before Golden Delicious
Pollinator :
Granny Smith, Gala, Red delicious, Idared. 30% Malus Golden Gem + 70% Malus INRA® Perpetu® Evereste
Vigour:
weak to average
Time till first cropping / yields:
rapid / very good yields
Susceptibility to alternate bearing / thinning :
low susceptibility to alternate bearing / relatively easy thinning
Susceptibility / resistance to diseases:
average susceptibility to scab, susceptible to bitter pit when the crop is low
Skin / shape:
very attractive dark red, striped blushed
Flesh / taste:
nearly all the surface of the fruit is coloured.
Storage potential:
very firm, sweet and sharp, typical of Braeburn
