SWEETHEART®
Variety description
Trademark:
SWEETHEART®
Variety name:
SUMTARE C.O.V. EU 1652
Experimental code:
15 51 CS
Breeder:
P.I.C.O. Summerland
Licence holder:
International Plant Selection
Picking date:
1 week after Skeena C.O.V.
Tree
Growth:
semi-upright
Vigour:
average to strong
Place of fructification:
fruiting spur
Yield:
very good
Time till first cropping:
very rapid
Blossom
Blossom date:
early
Fruit
Shape:
heart-shaped
Fruit size:
26 mm
Colour:
dark red
Firmness:
very good (65/70 mesured with the Durofel machine)
Sugar level:
14/16° Brix
Eating qualities:
good, well balanced
Susceptibility to cracking:
average
a reference of the market: excellent late variety planted in many orchards in Europe
