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SJC8428-1(
left photo) vs Gala (right photo)
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 Origin:
Agriculture
and Agri-Food Canada,
St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec.
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Cultivar name:
SJC8428-1
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Test Code:
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Tree characteristics:
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Flower characteristics:
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Fruit characteristics:
Fruit: very attractive, large, conic, prominently ribbed
on body; basin: narrow, medium depth, crowned; calyx:
lobes are persistent and erect, calyx tube is funnel
shaped, stamens are in
 median
position; cavity: acuminate, deep, fairly narrow, russeted;
stem: long, medium diameter; core: medium size, open, in
median position, with clasping core lines which are not
prominent; carpels: elliptical, emarginate, smooth inside,
a bit unsymmetrical, abaxile; seeds: mainly plump with an
obtuse to acute tip to sometimes flattened on one or both
sides, not tufted; skin: medium thickness, stripped and
mottled dark red (RHS 46A) on orangy-red to medium-red
over a yellow (RHS 8C) background, inconspicuous
lenticels; flesh: firm, creamy white (RHS 155A), with very
low discoloration after cutting.
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Post Harvest, storage:
after 2.5 months in
cold storage, fruit skin is a bit waxy, flesh is
moderately juicy to dry.
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Other characteristics:
Diseases and
disorders: resistant to apple scab.
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Adaptation & availability:
Good for Quebec and Eastern and Central Canada. No budwood
is available from the breeder until further testing.
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