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Silvercot (Sylvercot®)New variety
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. |