VANILLA COT ™ Select 98 (S)
Apricot, Prunus armeniaca
An apricot with a unique and attractive appearance!
The cream coloured fruit shows an outstanding contrast to all other apricot varieties. This variety also has excellent flavour. A good choice for direct on farm sales that creates a very high recognition value for the customers.
A minimum order of 25 trees per fruit grower is required!
Blossom
Blooming date, -intensity
medium late to late blossom period, ideal to high density
Fertility
self-sterile
Pollinator
BERGEVAL ™ Aviclo (S), SONNENSCHEIN ™ Gartenaprikose, Candide (S), Kioto (S), Jengat (S), Vertige (S), Bergeron, Frisson (S), CARMINGO ™ Faralia (S)
Frost susceptibility
very low susceptibility of flower buds to winter frost
Fruit
Ripening time
medium, 12-15 days after 'Orangenaprikose'
Scale, shape
medium large, rounded to ellipsoid, limited suture
Colour
creamy ground colour, 20-50 % shiny light to medium red over colour
Fruit flesh
champagne coloured, firm, juicy
Taste
very aromatic, minimal acidity in the skin, well balanced sugar-acid ratio
Cracking sensitivity
low tendency to rupture at the suture
Stone separability
freestone
Plum Pox
resistant according to breeder
Storage
good
Tree
Vigour
medium strong, semi-upright, good branching, fruit-wood pendulous
Crop load
from an early age ideal to high when well pollinated
Origin
Breeder, Place
SDR FRUIT LLC, USA
Intellectual property
COT INTERNATIONAL, France
Property rights
registered for EU plant variety rights and trademark