Apricot
Trademark: HELENA DU ROUSSILLON ™
Variety: Aviera
Species: Prunus armeniaca
Origin
| Breeder, Place | INRA, France |
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| Intellectual property | CEP Innovation, France |
| Type, Selection | A 2358 |
| Property rights | registered for EU trademark |
Blossom
| Blooming date, -intensity | late to very late blossom period, high to very high density |
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| Fertility | self-fertile |
| Frost susceptibility | low |
Fruit
| Ripening time | late, shortly after 'Bergeron' |
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| 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 |
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| Crop load | high and very regular |
Evaluation
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.