SOFIA®
Variety description
Trademark:
SOFIA®
Variety name:
SPC106 C.O.V.
Experimental code:
23 151 CSP
Breeder:
P.I.C.O. Summerland
Licence holder:
International Plant Selection
Picking date:
3 days after Summit
Tree
Growth:
semi-upright
Vigour:
strong
Place of fructification:
fruiting spur
Yield:
very good
Time till first cropping:
rapid
Blossom
Blossom date:
late
Polinators:
self fertile
Fruit
Shape:
heart-shaped
Fruit size:
26/28 mm
Colour:
dark red
Firmness:
very good
Sugar level:
15° Brix
Eating qualities:
good, sweet and nice flavour
Susceptibility to cracking:
low susceptibility
a new variety with the same picking date as Summit. Bright and very firm fruit. Its long peduncle allows rapid picks. Crop loads must be controlled in order to get the best from this variety
