BOSKOOP VALASTRID
Origin:
sport of Boskoop Schmitz Hubsch
Picking date:
Mid-season
Fruit size:
70/85
Uses:
suitable variety for the North of Europe and mountainous areas. Traditional variety considered as an eating apple by the amateurs of sharp apples and as a cooking apple
Blossom date:
triploid variety, not self fertile / early
Pollinator :
Idared, Reine des Reinettes, Red Delicious, Malus Perpetu® Evereste, Malus Golden Gem
Vigour:
strong (choose M9 Pajam®1 Lancep or M9 T337)
Time till first cropping / yields:
average / good yields
Susceptibility to alternate bearing / thinning :
possible susceptibility to alternate bearing if the thinning did not work / easy thinning
Susceptibility / resistance to diseases:
low susceptibility to scab and mildew
Skin / shape:
intense red with russet, very typical of Boskoop
Flesh / taste:
firm, average juicy, sharp taste
Storage potential:
February in cold store, March in CA storage
