Apricot
Trademark: TARDIF DE TAIN™
Species: Prunus armeniaca
Origin
| Breeder, Place | Michel Melquiond und Christian Delas, France |
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| Intellectual property | STAR FRUITS ®, France |
| Parents | chance seedling |
| Type, Selection | clone INFEL 2490 |
| Property rights | registered for EU trademark |
Blossom
| Blooming date, -intensity | late to very late blossom period, ideal to high density |
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| Fertility | self-fertile |
| Frost susceptibility | low |
Fruit
| Ripening time | late, about one week after 'Bergeron' |
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| Scale, shape | medium large, rounded with a pronounced suture |
| Colour | orange ground colour, on sunny side strong red speckled |
| Fruit flesh | orange, very firm, very juicy |
| Taste | spicy with balanced acidity |
| Cracking sensitivity | medium |
| Stone separability | freestone |
| Storage | good |
Tree
| Vigour | medium strong, semi-upright, good branching, compact crown |
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| Crop load | medium to high, regular |
Evaluation
Late ripening apricot variety, which has a good crop load even in bad weather conditions as a result of the robust and late flowering. The fruit qualities are similar to 'Bergeron'. TARDIF DE TAIN™ convinces with higher cracking resistance, firm flesh and aromatic flavour.