Apricot
Trademark: SPRING BLUSH™
Variety: EA 3126TH (S)
Species: Prunus armeniaca
Origin
| Breeder, Place | Pépinières Escande, Saint-Vite, France |
|---|---|
| Intellectual property | Benoit Escande, Edition, France |
| Type, Selection | clone INFEL 4329 |
| Property rights | registered for EU plant variety rights and trademark |
Blossom
| Blooming date, -intensity | early blossom period, medium to ideal density |
|---|---|
| Fertility | self-sterile, inter-sterile with EARLY BLUSH™ Rutbhart (S) |
| Pollinator | CARMINGO™ Pricia (S), TSUNAMI™ EA 5016 (S), PINKCOT™ Cotpy (S), PINK MARRY™, CARMINGO™ Mediabel (S), Flopria (S), Orangenaprikose, Robada (S), Goldrich, Iziagat (S), Harogem |
| Frost susceptibility | medium susceptibility of flower buds to winter frost |
Fruit
| Ripening time | very early, 10-12 days before 'Orangenaprikose' |
|---|---|
| Scale, shape | nearly medium large, rounded to ellipsoid, limited suture |
| Colour | intense orange ground colour, up to 30 % light red over colour |
| Fruit flesh | orange, at full maturity finely textured, very juicy |
| Taste | sweet-aromatic with pronounced acidity in the skin |
| Cracking sensitivity | very low |
| Stone separability | freestone |
| Storage | good |
Tree
| Vigour | weak to medium strong, tree susceptible to winter frost |
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| Crop load | from an early age medium high yield |
Evaluation
The early ripening apricot variety SPRING BLUSH™ EA 3126TH (S) harvests conveniently between TSUNAMI™ EA 5016 (S) and PINK MARRY™. A premature harvest can result in inferior fruit quality.