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Rouville
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Origin: Agriculture
and Agri-Food Canada, St. Jean-sur-Richelieu,
Quebec.
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Cultivar name: Rouville
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Breeder: R.L.
Granger, G.L. Rousselle
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Author(s): R.L.
Granger, G.L. Rousselle
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Pedigree: Introduced
in 1983. 52-05-312 [Red Melba X 69-52 (Wolf River
X M. atrosanguinea 804)]
X McIntosh.
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Test code: Ottawa
627
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Tree
characteristics: very
hardy, vigorous, upright-spreading, precocious,
good annual production.
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Flower characteristics:
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Fruit
characteristics: large,
70-80 mm diameter, oblate, symmetrical, somewhat
ribbed; skin: 75% red fruit with pale green-yellow
ground color; flesh: white to cream, juicy,
slightly coarse texture; flavor: subacid with high
sugar and tannin content; quality: fair to good;
end use: dessert, culinary, juice; ripens
mid-August in Frelighsburg (QC).
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Post Harvest,
storage: 2
months.
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Other
characteristics: Diseases
and disorders: resistant to apple scab except race
5 which never affects the fruit.
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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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