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SJC649
- Origin: Agriculture
and Agri-Food Canada, St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec.
- Cultivar name:
SJC649
- Test Code: SJC649
- Tree
characteristics: hardy, spreading, precocious, type 3 bearing (fruiting
zone moves rapidly away from the trunk to the outside of the tree); leaves: apex
cuspidate, serrate, fairly dark green, underside is pubescent, length: width ratio 1.7,
petioles 24 to 30 mm long (average 26.8 mm) with fairly thin stipules.
- Flower characteristics:
Flowering starts at the same time
as MacSpur in Frelighsburg. Unopened flowers are medium to dark pink (RHS 59C); in full
balloon stage and the flowers are single. The broad elliptic and sometimes oblong petals
overlap and are mainly white with medium pink veining (RHS 58A); the pedicels are green
with a red stripe.
- Fruit
characteristics: attractive, medium size, average 135 g, transverse
diameter 67 to 74 mm, mainly round-conic but can also be conic or round, the fruit can be
a bit lopsided; basin: shallow depth, narrow width and wavy; calyx: medium size, partly
open, calyx tube conic-shaped, stamens in median to slightly basal position; cavity:
smooth, mainly acute, shallow to above medium depth, bellow medium width; stem: mainly
long but can sometimes be medium, bellow medium to medium thickness, a little pubescent;
seeds: brown, plump with an elongated end, acute tip; skin: smooth, fairly thick, 80-100%
washed to dark red (RHS 53A) over a yellowish-green background (RHS 150C) with dark red
stripes (RHS 185A) overlaying the colored areas, above medium bloom, high numbers of beige
lenticels across the entire surface but they are larger in size on the cheeks and smaller
near the stem and the calyx, lenticels are conspicuous over red areas; flesh: pressure
test 85 N on average, medium juiciness, crisp, white; flavor: very pleasant, slightly
tart, nice blend of sweetness and acidity, soluble solids are 12.7%, malic acid content
ranges from 6.6 to 7.2g/l; end use: good for fresh eating and for storage; ripens October
6, about a week after Spartan (Frelighsburg, QC).
- Post Harvest,
storage: after 6 months of storage in controlled atmosphere (2.5% O2, 4.5%
CO2): fruit quality is excellent, taste and aroma are good, flesh is crisp, fruit are
medium-firm (6.2 kg), the acidity is low (0.43%) and the soluble solids are medium
(11.8%). The fruit keeps for at least 2 more months in a regular cold room following
storage in CA. Fruit quality is superior in texture and taste to that of Spartan stored
under similar conditions.
- Other
characteristics: Diseases and disorders: field immune to apple scab and no
disorders observed to date in our orchards in Frelighsburg (Quebec).
- 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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