PINKGOLD® LERATESS C.O.V.
Origin:
Sport of Golden Delicious 972, France
Picking date:
Mid-season
Fruit size:
70/85
Uses:
used as a premium product due to its blush and its taste
Blossom date:
Mid late
Pollinator :
Red Delicious, Granny Smith, Elstar, Idared, Red Pippin, Gala, Fuji, Reine des reinettes, Malus INRA® Perpetu® Evereste, Malus Golden Gem, Malus INRA® Baugene®
Vigour:
average to good
Time till first cropping / yields:
very rapid / very good yields in the suitable areas
Susceptibility to alternate bearing / thinning :
low susceptibility to alternate bearing / rather easy chemical thinning
Susceptibility / resistance to diseases:
susceptible to scab, average susceptibility to mildew, low susceptibility to canker
Skin / shape:
orange blush on a yellow background on 60% to 70% of the fruit in the suitable areas and for reasonable crop loads
Flesh / taste:
better taste than the other sports of Golden Delicious (+1 to 2 Brix)
Storage potential:
February in cold store, June / July in CA storage
