Primevère
- Origin: Agriculture
and Agri-Food Canada, St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec.
- Cultivar name:
Primevère
- Breeder: R.L.Granger,
S.Khanizadeh, Y.Groleau, C.N.Fortin, J.Janick, J.C.Goffreda, S.S. Korban
- Author(s): R.L.Granger,
Shahrokh Khanizadeh, Y.Groleau, C.N. Fortin, J. Janick, J.C. Goffreda, S.S. Korban
- Pedigree:
Introduced in 1997. Graham X 597NJ1 (has M. floribunda 821 in its ancestry).
- Test Code:
- Tree
characteristics: hardy, vigorous, spreading, round-topped, fruit borne
singly on variable-length spurs, annual bearing; bloom: late midseason, with Golden
Delicious.
- Flower characteristics:
- Fruit
characteristics: attractive, average diameter (68 to 76 mm),
slightly conic to somewhat oblate, occasionally round to ovate or lopsided on young trees,
length to width ratio = 0.95 to 1; basin: medium depth, wide, rounded sides, smooth;
calyx: persistent, partly open, erect to recurved; cavity: acute, medium depth and width,
smooth; stem: short, medium thick; core: small; skin: smooth, glossy, moderately tough,
medium thick, dark cardinal red, scant bloom, smooth, round, white dots; flesh: very pale
green, juicy, medium-grained, firm, crisp, breaking at harvest, mellows to firm and crisp
after storage; flavor: very spicy, rich, sprightly acid at harvest, peak quality after 1
month in cold air storage; quality: good at harvest, excellent after storage; end use:
winter dessert apple, good for medium and long-term storage; ripens 3 weeks after
McIntosh, 7 to 10 October at Frelighsburg, QC.
- Post Harvest,
storage: superior, up to 6 months at 1° C.
- Other
characteristics: Diseases and disorders: field immune to apple scab (Vf
gene), susceptible to cedar apple rust and powdery mildew, some bitter pit has been
observed, no water core; hangs well on tree even when over-ripe.
- 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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