MISTRAL ™ PEPS 97016 (S)
Apricot, Prunus armeniaca
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.
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
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