Lady Cot (S)
Apricot, Prunus armeniaca
This medium late ripening apricot with a long harvest period impresses with the following fruit qualities: Plum pox virus resistance, self-fertility, high productivity with good fruit-size, attractive colour and shape, relatively good cracking resistance as well as very good storability.
A minimum order of 25 trees per fruit grower is required !
Blossom
Blooming date, -intensity
late blossom period, ideal to high density
Fertility
self-fertile
Frost susceptibility
low susceptibility of flower buds to winter frost
Fruit
Ripening time
medium late, 6-9 days before 'Bergeron', can be picked over a long period
Scale, shape
medium large, slightly oval-shaped
Colour
intense orange ground colour, 40-60% shiny medium to dark red over colour
Fruit flesh
orange, at the first pick very firm and medium juicy, with increasing maturity finely textured and juicy
Taste
at the first pick mild taste with emphasized sourness in the firm skin, as the fruit ripens acidity dissipates
Cracking sensitivity
low, after heavy rainfall when fully ripe fruits tend to rupture at the suture and in the stalk-cavity
Stone separability
freestone
Plum pox
resistant according to breeder
Storage
very good
Tree
Vigour
medium strong, semi-upright to spreading, compact habit, very good ramifying, dark green foliage
Crop load
from an early age regular high to very high yields
Origin
Breeder, Place
Marie-Laure ETEVE, France
Intellectual property
COT INTERNATIONAL, France
Property rights
registered for EU plant variety rights