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RUSTICANA P.V.R.

Availability (unless sold in the meantime)

	Season 2024/2025	Season 2025/2026
Trees	Geneva® G11	M200
Graftwood / Budwood	√	√

General information

Origin : cross of H23-10 X La Flamboyante, Switzerland
Breeder : Agroscope, Switzerland
Licence holder : Varicom
Picking date : late (7 to 10 days before Fuji)
Fruit size : 70/85
Uses : suitable variety for organic orchard - very rustical appearance

Tree description

Blossom date : 1 to 2 days after Golden Delicious
Pollinator : Dalinette, Crimson Crisp® Coop 39, Malus Golden Gem, Malus Baugène, Malus Bauflor
Type of tree : easy narrow tree with many short brindles. Suitable for narrow fruit walls
Vigour : average to weak
Time till first cropping / yields : rapid / very good yields
Susceptibility to alternate bearing / thinning : regular cropping
Susceptibility / resistance to diseases : resistant to the common scab strains (gene Vf / Rvi6)

Fruit description

Fruit description : dark red on 90% of its surface, round and flat with eye russet
Flesh / taste : firm and juicy, acidic and good flavours after storage
Storage potential : February March in cold storage, May in CA storage

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