FUJI ZHEN® AZTEC P.V.R.
Variety description
Origin:
Sport of Fuji, New Zealand
Breeder:
Austin
Licence holder:
Dalival / IFO
Picking date:
20 days after Golden Delicious
Fruit size:
70/85
Uses:
suitable sport for the areas where the colour is difficult to get. Significant improvement of the grade-out. This variety is suitable for the south of Europe (Italy, Spain, Portugal) where consumers eat sweet apples without any acidity
Tree
Blossom date:
A few days after Golden Delicious
Pollinator:
Gala, Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, Elstar, Malus Golden Gem, Malus INRA Baugene®
Pollinisé par:
Pollinisateur pour:
Vigour:
strong (choose M9 Pajam®1 Lancep, M9 T337 or M9 NAKB)
Time till first cropping / yields:
rapid / good to very good yields
Susceptibility to alternate bearing / thinning:
susceptible to alternate bearing after heavy crops / difficult thinning
Susceptibility / resistance to diseases:
average susceptibility to scab, low susceptibility to mildew, fire blight and canker
Fruit
Skin / shape:
very attractive intense pink red, blushed with a few stripes; the most coloured clone of Fuji
Flesh / taste:
crisp, juicy and fine; sweet taste with hardly any acidity
Storage potential:
March in cold store, June in CA storage
Storage (Cold storage):
March in cold store
Group:
Fuji
