Apricot
Trademark: MISTRAL ™
Variety: PEPS 97016 (S)
Species: Prunus armeniaca
Origin
| Breeder, Place | Pépinières Escande, Saint-Vite, France |
|---|---|
| Intellectual property | Benoit Escande Edition, France |
| Property rights | registered for EU plant variety rights and for trademark in France |
Blossom
| Blooming date, -intensity | late to very late, medium to high blossom density |
|---|---|
| Fertility | self-fertile |
| Frost susceptibility | low to medium susceptibility of the flower buds to winter frost |
Fruit
| Ripening time | very late, about 1 week after 'HELENA DU ROUSSILLON ™ Aviera' |
|---|---|
| Scale, shape | medium to large, rounded, a bit oblong, limited suture, very uniform half-fruits with a velutinous, slightly uneven skin |
| Colour | intense orange ground colour, up to 80 % shiny medium to dark red over colour, very early onset of fruit colouring |
| Fruit flesh | intense orange, firm, juicy |
| Taste | already sweet and tasteful when hard ripe with a fine acidity in the firmer skin |
| Cracking sensitivity | low |
| Stone separability | medium-sized freestone |
| Plum pox | under examination |
| Storage | very good shelf life, acidity in the skin degrades during storage |
Tree
| Vigour | medium strong to strong, semi-upright to upright, well branched, medium green leaves |
|---|---|
| Crop load | medium to ideal yield level, no mass bearer, even ripening |
Evaluation
Mistral ™ is a very attractive fruit in the late ripening segment.
The fruits impress with their flavour, flesh texture and very easy stone separating, cracking stability and heat resistance in hot summers.
The self-fertility in combination with the late flowering ensures a yield even in years with late frosts.