Peach
Trademark: MONABELLE ™
Variety: Monbello
Species: Prunus persica
Origin
| Breeder, Place | R. Monteux, Caillet, France |
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| Intellectual property | STAR FRUITS ®, France |
| Property rights | registered for EU trademark |
Blossom
| Blooming date, -intensity | medium-early to medium blossom period, ideal density |
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| Fertility | self-fertile |
| Flower shape | rose shape |
| Frost susceptibility | very low susceptibility of flower buds to winter frost |
Fruit
| Ripening time | medium, 6. peach week, in the ripening time of 'Redhaven' |
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| Scale, shape | large, rounded with a limited suture |
| Skin | smooth-skinned |
| Colour | nearly 100% crimson over colour, fruit colours well in the shade |
| Fruit flesh | intense yellow, firm, juicy |
| Taste | underripe already well flavoured, aromatic-sweet, less acidity |
| Stone separability | partial freestone |
| Storage | good |
Tree
| Vigour | medium to strong, semi-upright to spreading, very dense tree, healthy and dark green leaves, especially in the juvenile stage increased risk of branch breakage |
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| Crop load | medium to high with an optimal crop without any overproduction |
Evaluation
MONABELLE ™ is a yellow-fleshed peach which convinces with attractive shape and colour. The large fruits with the velutinous fruit skin are a sweet delight. The low proneness to rotting is remarkable even in humid years.
When pruning fruit wood, the reduced flowering strength must be taken into account in order to achieve sufficient fruit set even under unfavorable flowering conditions.