Apricot
Trademark: PINKCOT™
Variety: Cotpy (S)
Species: Prunus armeniaca
Origin
| Breeder, Place | Pépinières Escande, Saint-Vite, France |
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| Intellectual property | Benoit Escande, Edition, France |
| Type, Selection | clone INFEL 3831 |
| Property rights | registered for EU plant variety rights and trademark |
Blossom
| Blooming date, -intensity | early to medium early blossom period, ideal density |
|---|---|
| Fertility | self-sterile |
| Pollinator | CARMINGO™ Pricia (S), TSUNAMI™ EA 5016 (S), SPRING BLUSH™ EA 3126TH (S), PINK MARRY™, CARMINGO™ Priabel (S), CARMINGO™ Mediabel (S), Flopria (S), Orangenaprikose, Robada (S), Goldrich, Iziagat (S), Lotte (S), Harogem, ORANGE SUMMER™ Zaitorde (S) |
| Frost susceptibility | medium |
Fruit
| Ripening time | early, 6-10 days before 'Orangenaprikose' |
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| Scale, shape | medium to large, rounded, limited suture |
| Colour | orange ground colour, 30-60 % light red over colour |
| Fruit flesh | orange, firm and juicy |
| Taste | mild taste with balanced acidity, if picked prematurely less aromatic, if allowed to ripen on the tree the fruits are well flavoured |
| Cracking sensitivity | medium strong when underripe, as the fruit ripens lower |
| Stone separability | freestone |
| Storage | good |
Tree
| Vigour | medium strong, spreading, even branching |
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| Crop load | from an early age medium to ideal |
Evaluation
Medium early ripening variety with good internal and external fruit-qualities.