VALSTAR P.V.R.

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Availability (unless sold in the meantime)

	Season 2024/2025	Season 2025/2026
Trees	M9 T337	Unavailable
Trees	Geneva® G11	Geneva® G11
Graftwood / Budwood	√	√

General information

Origin : Sport of Elstar found by Mr. Charles André
Breeder : Dalival
Licence holder : Dalival
Picking date : 1 week before Gala
Fruit size : 65/80
Uses : Especially adapted for early markets in the North of Europe or for orchards in the North East of France

Tree description

Blossom date : Mid range (4 days before Golden Delicious)
Pollinator : Cox, Gala, Golden Delicious, Jonagold, Malus Golden Gem, Malus INRA® Baugene, any diploid variety with the same blossom date
Vigour : strong (use rootstocks such as M9 Pajam® 1 Lancep, M9 NAKB or M9 T337)
Time till first cropping / yields : rapid / average yields
Susceptibility to alternate bearing / thinning : susceptible to alternate bearing / needs to be thinned well
Susceptibility / resistance to diseases : average susceptibility to scab

Fruit description

Fruit description : very intense red on a large part of the fruit
Flesh / taste : sweet and sharp with strong flavour
Storage potential : January in cold store, March in CA storage

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