FUJI ZHEN® AZTEC P.V.R.

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General information

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 description

Blossom date : A few days after Golden Delicious
Pollinator : Gala, Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, Canopy, 50% Malus Golden Gem + 50% Malus INRA Baugene®
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 description

Fruit description : 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

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