General
Registered cultivar name: Afri-Blush
Selection No.: 1-12-152
Fruit kind: Apple
Breeder: ARC Infruitec-Nietvoorbij
Tree Characteristics
Growth habit: Basitonic shoot distribution, orthotropic shoot orientation, poor apical control and wide crotch angles
Bearing habit: Terminally and laterally on both spurs and shoots
Chilling requirement: Low (300 – 500 Infruitec Chilling Units)
PRODUCTION CHARACTERISTICS
Harvest date: Middle to end December or 1st/2nd week January
Production: Medium to good (60 – 70 ton/ha)
Percentage pack-out: 68% of the tree
Full bloom date (80% blossoms open): 3rd week August
Thinning: Requires intermediate thinning
Storage ability: Maximum 2 months
Fruit Characteristics
Size: Medium to large (140g/fruit average)
Shape: Oblong, consistent fruit symmetry and shape consistency.
Colour: Striped red blush on yellow ground colour (60 to 90% coverage)
Taste and texture: Sweet, medium juice contents with crisp texture, not becoming mealy
Lenticels: Inconspicuous
Stem length: Intermediate
ARC Infruitec-Nietvoorbij: Prof. B Ndimba | Tel: 021 809 3002
Culdevco: Mishkaat Anderson | Tel: 021 888 8473
*= Plant Breeders Rights: ARC Infruitec-Nietvoorbij
**= Data obtained at Bien Donne, Simondium, Western Cape and is not necessarily representative of other areas.
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