MONABELLE ™ Monbello
Peach, Prunus persica
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.
Blossom
Blooming date, -intensity
medium-early to medium blossom period, ideal density
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'
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
Crop load
medium to high with an optimal crop without any overproduction
Origin
Breeder, Place
R. Monteux, Caillet, France
Intellectual property
STAR FRUITS ®, France
Property rights
registered for EU trademark