SUPERCHIEF® SANDIDGE C.O.V.
Origin:
Sport of Redchief® Camspur (Red Delicious)
Picking date:
Mid-season
Fruit size:
65/80
Uses:
mostly for export markets
Blossom date:
3 days before Golden Delicious
Pollinator :
Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, Gala, Fuji, Malus Golden Gem, Malus INRA Baugene®, Malus INRA Perpetu® Evereste
Vigour:
very weak (use strong rootstocks and choose a high density system)
Time till first cropping / yields:
rapid / very good yields
Susceptibility to alternate bearing / thinning :
Susceptibility to alternate bearing: sometimes / fruit set is sometimes difficult
Susceptibility / resistance to diseases:
susceptible to scab, average susceptibility to mildew, susceptible to canker
Skin / shape:
intense red colour, blushed with stripes
Flesh / taste:
white, firm to soft
Storage potential:
sweet taste with hardly any acidity
