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Bellefleur Kitaika
type: Dessert
synonyms: Belfleur Kitaika, Bellflower Kitaika
identification: Large, round, sometimes round-flattened. The base colour at full ripeness is golden yellow over which is a orange blush and a pattern of bright stripes. Marked with light-coloured lenticels.
characteristics: Flesh is white. Soft and sweet. Ivan Michurin described the flavour as "piquant, spicy, winy-sweet, with a pleasant acidity and a strong fragrance."
origins: Yellow Bellflower crossed with pollen from Kitaika . Developed in 1908 by Ivan V. Michurin at Michurinsk (Russia), as part of his breeding programme to raise hardy and flavourful varieties suitable for the harsh Russian climate. It bore first fruit in 1914 and was introduced in 1947.
cultivation: Moderately vigorous upright spreading spur bearer. Produces abundant crops.
harvest: Ready for harvest late in the second half of the third period.
pollination group: C
pollination peak: 9
ploidism: Diploid. Self sterile.
cold storage weeks: 6
harvest period: 3
hardiness: 3
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