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8S-26-50
summary: One of several eating apples from a 1981 crossbreeding of Gala and Splendour varietals at the Pacific AgriFood Research Centre in British Columbia, Canada. It was deemed substandard and not officially released.
identification: Large, oblong, often irregular shape. The base colour is yellow over which is a solid red blush covering up to 90 per cent of the surface. Dull, reddish brown russet. The eye is set in a moderately deep basin, The stem is very long and set in a deep cavity which is surrounded by russetting,
characteristics: The flesh is cream coloured. Crisp and juicy. Aromatic and sprightly
origins: One of several apples stemming from a 1981 crossbreeding of Gala with Splendour by W.D. Lane and R.A., MacDonald at the Pacific AgriFood Research Centre in Summerland, British Columbia, Canada. Though the project did produce some successful variatals, notably the Nicola apple, the 8S-26-50 was not officially released, but neither has it been discarded.
cultivation: Weak to moderately vigorous, spreading tree which bears fruit on spurs. Tends to bear every other year and crops are moderate.
cold storage: Keeps up to three months in cold storage, but rot and brown core are problem.
vulnerabilities: Very susceptible to quince rust and cedar apple rust. Moderate susceptible to powdery mildew. Both leaves and fruit are prone to scab but resistant to blight. The fruit has a tendency to crack prior to harvest.
harvest: Ready for harvest in the first half of the fifth period.
notes: The 8S-26-50 came from the same cross breeding as the 8S-27-73, 8S-69-23, Nicola and Chinook apples.
pollination group: C
pollination peak: 10
ploidism: Self sterile. Group C. Day 10
cold storage weeks: 12
harvest period: 5
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