RED IDARED C.O.V.
Origin:
Sport of IDARED, USA
Picking date:
Mid-season
Fruit size:
70/85
Uses:
very good pollinator. For late sales due to its exceptional storage potential
Blossom date:
Very early (6 days before Golden Delicious)
Pollinator :
Alkmene, Braeburn, Cox, Worcester Pearmain, Arlet, Malus INRA® Perpetu® Evereste or any other early flowering diploid variety. Very good pollinator for many varieties
Vigour:
average
Time till first cropping / yields:
rapid / excellent yields
Susceptibility to alternate bearing / thinning :
low susceptibility to alternate bearing / easy thinning
Susceptibility / resistance to diseases:
susceptible to scab and mildew
Skin / shape:
intense red on all the surface of the fruit
Flesh / taste:
firm, crisp and juicy
Storage potential:
May in cold store, July in CA storage
