Kardinal Bea

Sabor

Sensibilidad y resistencia

Polinización

autoestéril (necesita una variedad polinizadora)

En tercios de mes (principio / mitad / final) para el hemisferio norte en clima templado; la altitud y el año los desplazan.

Fruto

Attractively coloured fruit; aroma slightly rose-like, when fully ripe with a faint liquorice note, sweetish with little acidity (rated 3 where 1 is best). Fruit somewhat prone to sunburn.

Crecimiento

Weak-growing at full-bearing age. Crown small and flat. Strikingly sparsely branched, short-shooted, later drooping leaders. Fruiting wood of one- and multi-year spurs along the few branches. Wind-firm.

Rendimiento

Early onset, high fertility; but the sparse crowns keep total yields modest.

Observaciones

Suited to traditional orchards. Makes a good, mild apple juice.

Cuidados

Prune the leaders more often to encourage branching and prevent premature senescence.