STORY® Inored p.b.r.

Presentation of the variety

Manager: NOVADI
Breeder: INRAE & NOVADI

The fruit

Maturity time
25 days after Golden Delicious (late September, early October)

Fruit size
Medium size, very uniform, good load distribution

Attractiveness and colouring
Very attractive fruit, intense red colouring washed over most of the fruit, 3/4 to 4/4 overprint on yellow background. The colour can darken to almost black when picked late. Fruit without russetting

Storage
Very good, 8 months in normal cold storage (3°C)

Gustative quality
High taste potential, very firm fruit, high sugar level, well balanced fruit. IR=12-15, ac.mal=5,5-8

The tree

Vigour
Medium vigour, strong branching

Growth habit
Open tree

Flowering time
Golden time

Disease
Tolerant to common strains of scab. May be susceptible to powdery mildew.

Productivity
Early fruiting. Good productivity, no alternation. Requires good thinning. Pay attention to the second flowering.

General appreciation

Fertile variety very well adapted to southern regions. Tolerates well chemical thinning. Very good production potential, good taste and exceptional shelf life.

Specific marketing approach for this variety: provision of the STORY® logo by NOVADI.