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Origin: Agriculture
and Agri-Food
Canada,
St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec.

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Cultivar name:
SJC686-1
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Test Code: SJC686-1
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Tree characteristics:
hardy, spreading, moderately vigorous, productive;
leaves: cordate to elliptic, with small teeth, double
serrate, underside slightly hairy, apex cuspidate, base
obtuse to slightly cordate, sometimes a little oblique,
length : width ratio 1.47, petioles 2.0 to 3.0 cm long
with small stipules when young.
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Flower characteristics:
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Fruit characteristics:
medium size, average 125 g, variable shape, oblate-conic
to round-conic, slightly ribbed on body, often lopsided;
basin: medium depth and width, a little wrinkled, with
light russet dots around calyx; calyx: mainly open,
sometimes only partly open, lobes are persistent and
erect, calyx tube is funnel-shaped, stamens are in basal
position; cavity: deep, medium width, acute to acuminate,
russeted; stem: short to medium length, medium diameter;
core: partially open, in median position; carpels: 17 mm
height, 14 mm width; skin: thick, washed light red to dark
red fading at the edges with some striping and blotches
over greenish-yellow ground, average amount of bloom, high
number of conspicuous white lenticels; flesh: moderately
juicy, firm, white, a little green near the core; flavor:
good; end use: good for fresh eating; ripens October 6 (Frelighsburg,
QC).
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Post Harvest, storage:
after 2 months in cold storage: fruit quality is good,
taste and aroma are good; after 4.5 months in
regular cold room: fruit is firm (pressure test: 5.92 kg),
flesh is melting with a slightly granular texture, taste
is fairly acidic (0.6459 %) and sweet (soluble solids are
13.8 %), juice is pale brown and opaque.
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Other characteristics:
Diseases and disorders: not subject to bitter pit and
water core, somewhat susceptible to scald, resistant to
apple scab.
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Adaptation & availability:
Good for Quebec and Eastern and Central Canada. A
limited number of budwood is available from the breeder
after signing a non-propagation agreement (only to
universities and research stations).
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