Breeder: Unknown
Origin: USA
Blossom, pollination: Less intensive blossoming than Pinkcot
Cropping: In years without frosts at florescence bigger fruit than Pinkcot and high yields
Maturity: early fruiting, soon after Tyrinthos
Fruit characteristics: Very much like Orangered and Pinkcot, bright orange colour with red cheeks, 20% larger than Orangered,
less sugar but more pleasant acidity than Orangered
Tree habit: Broader and weaker than Pinkcot
Susceptibilities: good handling
capability
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.