SJR944-2
The major characteristics of this
selection are the firmness, large fruit size and long shelf life at room temperature
(20°C)
- Description:
Late summer-fruit selection. Young
shoots are quite densely covered with purplish-brown fairly large prickles. New shoots are
abundantly covered with bloom wax, not hairy and display a drooping habit. The leaves are
only slightly rough- surfaced between veins and are dull light green in color, usually
have 5 leaflets but upper part of a shoot may have only 3. Flowering season on shoots from
the previous year is very late; flowers are large. Fruit-bearing branches are quite long;
fruits are dull medium red in color, large, quite firm, longer than broad, quite hairy and
easily detachable from their receptacle.
- Important
characteristics:
Fruits keep very well at a
temperature of 20°C, retaining their shape day after day and remaining firm for a
substantial length of time. Looses little or no juice. Fruits contain more sugar than
SJR942-7, Boyne, Festival, Killarney and Nova
varieties.
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Boyne
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Festival
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Killarney
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Nova
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