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Richelieu
- Origin:
Agriculture
and Agri-Food Canada, St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec.
- Cultivar name: Richelieu
- Breeder: R.L. Granger, Charles N. Fortin, G.L. Rousselle
- Author(s): R.L. Granger, Charles N. Fortin, G.L. Rousselle
- Pedigree:
Introduced in 1990. Ottawa-521 X Ottawa-541.
- Test Code: O-635
- Tree characteristics:
very hardy, moderately vigorous, spreading, a little slow to come into bearing, very
productive annually.
- Flower
characteristics:
- Fruit characteristics:
attractive, medium size, 58 X 74 mm diameter, oblong-conic; basin: medium depth, with a
few lobes on inner, sloping sides; calyx: persistent, convergent, fully closed; cavity:
acute, deep, slightly russeted; stem: medium thick, 12-15 mm long; core: small to medium
size; skin: glossy, up to 85% medium red on light green background, with widely spaced
conspicuous beige to white dots; flesh: white, juicy, crisp; flavor: very good, mild to
subacid with high sugar and aroma; quality: satisfactory; end use: dessert, culinary;
ripens mid-September in Frelighsburg (QC).
- Post Harvest, storage:
3 months or more in regular storage.
- Other characteristics:
Diseases and disorders: moderately resistant to powdery mildew and fireblight, very
susceptible to cedar apple and quince rust, resistant to apple scab (Vf gene);
ancestry includes Melba, McIntosh, Rome Beauty, and M.floribunda 821.
- 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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