PILOT DALIRENE

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Availability (unless sold in the meantime)

	Season 2024/2025	Season 2025/2026
Trees	Geneva® G11	Geneva® G11
Graftwood / Budwood	√	√

General information

Origin : Red sport of Pilot, Germany
Breeder : Pilnitz research station
Licence holder : Dalival / Starfruit
Picking date : Mid-season
Fruit size : 75/85
Uses : suitable variety for organic orchards due to its good tolerance to pests and diseases. Good variety for farm shops too because of its good eating qualities

Tree description

Blossom date : early (a few days before Gala)
Pollinator : Elstar, Fuji, Idared, Goldrush® Coop 38, Malus INRA Perpetu® Evereste
Vigour : weak to average
Time till first cropping / yields : rapid / good yields
Susceptibility to alternate bearing / thinning : low susceptibility to alternate bearing / average thinning
Susceptibility / resistance to diseases : very tolerant to scab and meldew

Fruit description

Fruit description : red (90%) on a green yellow background
Flesh / taste : firm, sweet and acidic; very good taste
Storage potential : February in cold store, July in CA storage

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