Jack

P-150176

Cultivar description

Harvest time

Junebearer, low chilling type, earlier than `Malling Centenary´, early as `Clery´, but earlier with the main harvest

Reference cultivars

`Malling Centenary´, `Clery´, `Rendezvous´

Fruit size

High percentage first class fruit, large to medium: average 21g – 35g

Fruit appearance

Glossy fruit, very attractive, vermillion red

Fruit firmness

Firm

Shelf life

Very good scores, glossy also after storage

Flavour

Very pleasant, fresh-fruity, balanced sugar-to-acid ratio, no drift, stable also after storage, good mouthfeeling

Yield

High (higher than `Malling Centenary´), in substrate 550-600g/plant in early cultivation in greenhouse (Tray)

Picking

Very easy

Plant habit

Compact but vigorous, open habitus

Resistances

Healthy plants, no obvious susceptibility to diseases, more resistant to root diseases than `Malling Centenary´

Cultivation system

Greenhouse, tunnel, raised bed, substrate, not in the open field (lower yield!), early tray plant production suggested

Use

Fresh market, early market

Pedigree

P-120279 × `Malling Centenary´