stonefruitbreeding

Pieve

Origin

‘Harcot x ‘Reale d’Imola’ cross, early selected as ‘BO 89608015’. Community Plant Variety Rights: EU37360 (24 March, 2014).

Tree

Standard upright growth habit, vigorous; bears on spurs and one-year old shoots; the bloom is late, abundant, fully self-fertile; the yield is fair to good. Date of ripening: 92 days from full bloom to ripening date, first week of July in the southern Po Valley (northern Italy).

Fruit

Oblong, slightly asymmetrical and medium size (60-70g), not sensitive to cracking; skin is orange with 30-40% bright blush, of slightly acidic taste; the flesh is medium-firm, of uniform ripening, orange, melting and freestone, not sensitive to internal browning. Excellent aromatic flavour, very sweet, with balanced acidity. Pit is medium, elliptical.

Overall

Very interesting cultivar for its fruit of outstanding eating quality.