HELENA DU ROUSSILLON ™ Aviera
Apricot, Prunus armeniaca
This late ripening apricot is characterised by its attractive appearance and good fruit qualities. The crop load of this self-fertile, late flowering variety is high and regular. This variety produces fruit even when there are bad weather conditions during the blossom period.
Blossom
Blooming date, -intensity
late to very late blossom period, high to very high density
Fertility
self-fertile
Frost susceptibility
very low susceptibility of flower buds to winter frost
Fruit
Ripening time
late, shortly after 'Bergeron'
Scale, shape
medium, rounded to ellipsoid
Colour
whitish to light yellow ground colour, 30-60 % shiny light red, speckled over colour
Fruit flesh
orange, good consistency and balanced acidity in the skin, juicy
Taste
high intense flavour
Cracking sensitivity
low, at full maturity sensitive at the stalk cavity
Stone separability
freestone
Storage
good
Tree
Vigour
medium to strong, spreading, compact, very even branching, very good leaf to fruit ratio, very low susceptibility to wood or foliage diseases
Crop load
high and very regular
Origin
Breeder, Place
INRA, France
Intellectual property
CEP Innovation, France
Type, Selection
A 2358
Property rights
registered for EU trademark