STE GERMAINE DE L’ESTRE

Origin:

Traditional French variety

Picking date:

Mid-season

Fruit size:

70/80

Uses:

old variety with good storage potential

Blossom date:

2 days before Golden Delicious

Pollinator :

Any variety with long or late blossom such as: Suntan, Idared, Malus Bauflor

Vigour:

average (choose a strong rootstock)

Time till first cropping / yields:

slow / good yields

Susceptibility to alternate bearing / thinning :

average susceptibility to alternate bearing / average thinning. Hand thinning required early July

Susceptibility / resistance to diseases:

not susceptible to diseases but susceptible to sunburn

Skin / shape:

rustic appearance, orange on green yellow background, russetted fruit

Flesh / taste:

sweet, acidic and aromatic

Storage potential:

March in cold store, April in CA storage

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