Breeder: Nyujtó Ferenc and colleagues
Origin: Hungary 1953
Blossom, pollination: Self-sterile, blooms early
Cropping: High productivity
Maturity: Early
Fruit characteristics: Very large-large sized, 50-80g, dark orange colour, middle firm and tasty flesh, sweet kernel
Tree habit: Upside-down cone, medium vigour
Susceptibilities: Moderate winter hardiness
Genetic characterisation:
To elucidate the genetic relationship among apricot
cultivars, a dendrogram generated from the UPGMA cluster analysis
was produced
(Dendrogram).
For more detailed information please see our publication
"Microsatellite variability in apricots (
Prunus armeniaca L.) reflects
their
geographic origin and breeding history" in
"Tree Genetics and Genomes" Volume 1, Number 4, December 2005, page 151 - 165.