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Bedan

General information

Origin : Variety mainly planted in Normandy
Picking date : Harvest time: mid-November
Uses : Bitter-sweet variety maturing in mid-November. Its late flowering combined with a weak foliage reduces the risks of scab attacks. Moderately hardy variety with good technological quality for cider production. To be planted in fairly fertile soils. Requires a sustained supply of magnesia.
Cider: fragrant (particular aromas of clove)
Thanks to IFPC for the information

Tree description

Blossom date : mid-May
Pollinator : Avrolles, Binet Rouge, Pomme de Boué (type spur), Tesnières, Doux Véret de Carrouges.
Vigour : weak
Time till first cropping / yields : 30 tons/ha
Susceptibility to alternate bearing / thinning : Réaction à l’éclaircissage chimique : moyenne.Reaction to chemical thinning: average.
Susceptibility / resistance to diseases : Scab: high - Powdery mildew: low - Canker: high - Fire blight: susceptible on flowers and fairly susceptible on shoots.

Fruit description

Fruit description : Shape: flattened, yellow skin at maturity with sometimes an orange blush
Fruit size : small to medium 44.5 g (30 to 78g)
Storage potential : Ground storage: good
Organoleptique : Bitter-sweet

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