REINE DES REINETTES PLASSART

Variety description

Origin:

Traditional French variety

Picking date:

5 days after Gala, 15/20 days before Golden Delicious

Fruit size:

65/80

Uses:

very important variety for the beginning of the apple season in France

Tree

Blossom date:

Average and very large. Very fertile

Pollinator:

Elstar, Gala, Golden Delicious, Falstaff, Mairac® La Flamboyante, Idared

Pollinisé par:

Pollinisateur pour:

Vigour:

strong

Time till first cropping / yields:

relatively long / good yields

Susceptibility to alternate bearing / thinning:

susceptible to alternate bearing / relatively difficult thinning

Susceptibility / resistance to diseases:

average susceptibility to scab and mildew

Fruit

Skin / shape:

orange red with stripes on a yellow background

Flesh / taste:

firm to melting, mid juicy, texture fine to average; very high sugars and good acidity

Storage potential:

December in cold store, January in CA storage

Storage (Cold storage):

December in cold store

Group:

Reines des Reinettes

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