TSUNAMI ™ EA 5016 (S)
Apricot, Prunus armeniaca
TSUNAMI ™ EA 5016 (S) has excellent appearance and outstanding taste. The high susceptibility to winter frost damages of the wood should be taken into account when choosing the right site. The breeder suggests reducing the nitrogen by spreading it as evenly as possible over several applications. In doing so the growth rate of the fruits slows down and therefore the cracking at the suture can be avoided.
Blossom
Blooming date, -intensity
early to medium early blossom period, high to very high density
Fertility
self-sterile
Pollinator
CARMINGO ™ Pricia (S), PINKCOT ™ Cotpy, 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 susceptibility of flower buds to winter frost
Fruit
Ripening time
very early, about 18 days before 'Orangenaprikose'
Scale, shape
medium large, ellipsoid to ovoid, moderate suture
Colour
orange ground colour, 30-50 % shiny light red over colour
Fruit flesh
orange, finely textured, very juicy
Taste
apricot flavour with balanced acidity
Cracking sensitivity
medium, tends to crack at the suture
Stone separability
freestone
Storage
good
Tree
Vigour
medium to strong, semi upright to spreading with long fruit branches
Crop load
from an early age a high yielding variety
Origin
Breeder, Place
Pépinières Escande, Saint-Vite, France
Intellectual property
Benoit Escande, Edition, France
Property rights
registered for EU plant variety rights and trademark