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Cartigny
type: Cider
summary: A bittersweet cider apple from northwestern France. Sometimes used for interstems. A late bloomer.
identification: Medium size tending to large, round conic. The base colour is greenish yellow, over which is a pale reddish blush. The calyx is medium size, closed with rather long petals, set in a shallow and wide basin.The stem is short and stout, set in a moderately deep and funnel shaped cavity.
uses: In addition to the production of cider, the Cartigny is sometimes used for interstems on other apple trees.
origins: Grown in the Calvados and La Manche regions of Normandy (France).
harvest: Ready for harvest starting in the second half of the fifth period.
pollination group: F
pollination peak: 20
ploidism: Diploid. Self sterile.
harvest period: 5
sg: 1.065
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