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Apple-Afri-Rose-Cultivar
Afri Rose Apple Cultivar

General

Partly funded by Hortgro. Suitable for drying. Extension of dried fruit season for yellow skin, free stone peaches. Primarily recommended for the dried fruit industry.

Category: Fruit
Released: May 2009
Fruit kind: Peach
Selection No.: PE96-68
Usage: Drying
Origin: ARC Infruitec-Nietvoorbij
Exclusive licensee: Culdevco (Pty) Ltd

Tree Characteristics

Chilling requirement: Medium (400-600 Infruitec Chilling Units)
Growth habit: Semi-spreading
Flowering (10% blossoms open): 3rd week September**
Full bloom (80% blossoms open): 4th week September **
Flower shape: Showy
Bearing habit: One year old shoots
Disease susceptibility (normal sprays): Normal
Rootstocks evaluated: Kakamas

Tree Thinning

Pollinator: Self
Fruit set: Good
Blossom or fruit: Fruit thinning only
Intensity of flowers: Good

Fruit Characteristics

Harvest date (first pick): Week 4-5 (4th week January)
Control cultivar: Elandia
Production (kg/tree): Good (20kg/tree at 4.5 x 1.5 metre)
Fruit size distribution: Count 20-23 (135g/fruit)
Shape: Round
Skin colour: Yellow
Flesh colour: Yellow
TSS at harvest: 15˚brix**
Texture: Melting
Stone: Free
Storage ability: Not tested

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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