Apricot
Variety: Harogem
Species: Prunus armeniaca
Origin
Breeder, Place | Agricultural Research Institute of Ontario, Canada |
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Parents | Rouge de Roussillion x NJA 2, 1969 |
Typen, Selection | INFEL 2215 |
Property rights | free variety |
Blossom
Blooming date, -intensity | early blossom period, ideal density |
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Fertility | self-fertile |
Frost susceptibility | low to medium |
Fruit
Ripening time | medium late, about 6 days before 'Bergeron' |
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Scale, shape | medium, ellipsoid flat shaped, deep suture |
Colour | intense orange ground colour, 40-60 % red to dark red over colour |
Fruit flesh | intense orange, firm, very juicy |
Taste | sweet-aromatic |
Cracking sensitivity | low |
Stone separability | freestone |
Plum pox | tolerant |
Storage | good |
Tree
Vigour | medium strong, upright, moderate branching |
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Crop load | medium high, tends to biennial bearing and fruit drop |
Evaluation
This self-fertile variety ripens medium late and has attractive, firm fruits that have a sweet-aromatic taste. A high sugar content makes this variety suitable for distilling.