GALMAC
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Origin: ACW Research Station, Switzerland Parentage: Jerseymac x Gala
Tree: good growth; type III (Golden Delicious) with many branches Flowering: early season
Productivity: good yields for early variety; low susceptibility to alternate bearing; easy thinning;
quickly into first cropping Fruit: bi-coloured, attractive red; crisp and juicy; sweet and sharper than Gala Picking: early, 1 week after Discovery
Storage: 1 to 2 months depending on maturity at picking
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JUGALA
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Origin: sport of Mondial Gala® Mitchgla Tree: average growth; type III (Golden Delicious) Flowering: mid season
Productivity: good yields; low susceptibility to alternate bearing; easier to thin than Mondial Gala;
quickly into first cropping Fruit: carmine red with stripes; very good colour level (as Galaxy); crisp and juicy; sweet taste; better fruit size than Mondial Gala; useful for spreading the picking window Picking: 5 to 6 days before Mondial Gala
Storage: cold store until December; CA store until March
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FUJI SEPTEMBER WONDER® FIERO
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Origin: sport of Fuji, USA
Tree: strong growth; type III (Golden Delicious) Flowering: late-season (as Fuji)
Productivity: Good yields; susceptibility to alternate bearing (as Fuji); rather difficult thinning; quickly into first cropping
Fruit: most coloured of early Fuji clones; crisp and juicy; very sweet, if crop load not too heavy Picking: 4 weeks before Fuji
Storage: cold store until February; CA store until March
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CHEERFULL GOLDTM
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Origin: raised by John Breach in Kent, England, in 1979
Parentage: Cox x Golden Delicious Tree: strong growth; upright/spreading; dense foliage Flowering: mid-late flowering; similar to Golden Delicious
Productivity: medium to heavy cropping; easy to thin
Fruit: attractive appearance; red on yellow background; crisp, juicy, firm and dense; outstanding intense flavour; long picking window
Picking: 1st week of October in southern England
Storage: cold store until December
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DAIANE
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Origin: Brazilian hybrid from Epagri
Parentage: Gala x Princesa
Tree: type III
Productivity: good yield; does not need much thinning, easy to thin
Fruit: very attractive bi-coloured apple, red on yellow; good firmness, with good fruit size, very sweet with good flavour, shape can be inconsistent
Picking: mid-September, as Golden Delicious
Storage: 3– 4 months in cold store
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MAIRAC® LA
FLAMBOYANTE
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Origin: ACW Research Station, Switzerland
Parentage: Gala x Maigold Tree: weak to average growth; type III with weeping habit Flowering: early/mid season
Productivity: very good yields; quickly into first cropping
Fruit: orange red on a yellow background; yellow, firm, crisp and juicy flesh; very good balance between sugars and acidity; aromatic
Picking: between Golden Delicious and Braeburn
Storage: cold storage until March; CA storage until June
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ROYAL BRAEBURN
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Origin: sport of Braeburn, New Zealand
Tree: weak to average growth; type III (Golden Delicious), with a rather weeping habit Flowering: 2 days before Golden Delicious; as for Granny Smith
Productivity: very good yields; low susceptibility to alternate bearing; relatively easy thinning;
quickly into first cropping Fruit: very attractive dark red with many stripes; very firm flesh; sweet and sharp, typical of Braeburn; fruit has very good colour, important stripes resulting in an exceptional appearance
Picking: as Braeburn 1 week after last pick of Golden Delicious
Storage: cold store until March; CA store until June
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CAUFLIGHT
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Origin: new red selection of Caudle, found at Flightshott Farm, England
Tree: type II—III;
Flowering: similar to Golden Delicious
Productivity: very good yields; low susceptibility to alternate bearing; relatively easy thinning;
quickly into first cropping Fruit: bright carmine red with many stripes; exceptionally crunchy texture; high levels of juice; sweet Picking: before Braeburn
Storage: cold store until March; CA store until July
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FUJI ZHEN® AZTEC
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Origin: sport of Fuji, New Zealand
Tree: strong; type III (Golden Delicious)
Flowering: the same as Golden Delicious
Productivity: good to very good yields; susceptible to alternate bearing after heavy crops; difficult to thin; quickly into first cropping Fruit: very attractive, highly coloured, red blushed with some stripes; crisp and juicy; sweet with hardly any acid; useful for areas where colouring is difficult
Picking: 20 days after Golden Delicious
Storage: cold store until March; CA store until June
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CRIMSON CRISP®
Coop 39
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Origin: Bred in USA by Purdue Research Foundation
Tree: average growth; type III/IV between Golden Delicious and Granny Smith
Flowering: average
Productivity: slow to cropping; good yields; low susceptibility to alternate bearing; suitable for organic orchards
Fruit: shiny dark red colour; firm and fine flesh, with good balance between sugars and acidity; resistant to scab (Vf gene)
Picking: 10 days before Golden Delicious (end of Gala)
Storage: cold store until December; CA store until March; important to store the fruit in CA storage for post Christmas sales
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GOLDRUSH®
Coop 38
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Origin: Bred in USA by Purdue Research Foundation
Tree: weak once tree starts cropping; type III (Golden Delicious) Flowering: medium
Productivity: very good yields; low susceptibility to alternate bearing; relatively easy thinning;
quickly into first cropping Fruit: yellow with a typical russet - resistant to scab (Vf gene) and tolerant to rosy apple aphid
Picking: very late (end of October until 20th November)
Storage: cold store until April; CA store until July; this variety must be sold from February when the skin turns to a strong yellow colour
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