REINE DES REINETTES BELRENE®

General information

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 description

Blossom date : Average and very large. Very fertile
Pollinator : Elstar, Gala, Golden Delicious, Falstaff, Mairac® La Flamboyante, Idared
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 description

Fruit description : 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

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