Ribston Pepping

Goût

Sensibilité et résistance

Origine

Muttersorte von Cox Orange

Pollinisation

autostérile (a besoin d'une variété pollinisatrice)

En tiers de mois (début / milieu / fin) pour l'hémisphère nord en climat tempéré ; l'altitude et l'année les décalent.

Fruit

Fine, high-quality dessert apple (grade 1-2): winey muscat aroma, sweet, Cox-like but with less acidity.

Croissance

Triploid, vigorous variety, still so in full bearing, often with a slanting trunk. Large, broad crown, spreading from a young age, with overhanging shoots and diagonally upright, later drooping scaffold branches.

Rendement

Cropping starts very early, not very heavy but regular. Tends to pre-harvest fruit drop.

Remarques

Robust against scab; prone to canker on heavy soils and to mildew in warm wine-growing areas. Prefers cooler sites and demands humid air and good soil. For standard orchards and gardens.

Entretien

Prune only after flowering as recommended. Because of early drop, pick promptly in several passes; ensure good, not too heavy soil.