BOSKOOP VALASTRID P.V.R.
Variety description
Origin:
sport of Boskoop Schmitz Hubsch
Breeder:
Dalival
Licence holder:
Dalival
Picking date:
10 days before Golden Delicious
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
Tree
Blossom date:
triploid variety, not self fertile / early
Pollinator:
Idared, Reine des Reinettes, Red Delicious, Malus Perpetu® Evereste, Malus Golden Gem
Pollinisé par:
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
Fruit
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
Storage (Cold storage):
February in cold store
Group:
Boskoop
