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Senshu
type: Dessert
synonyms: Sensyu, Senchu,
identification: Medium tending to large. Round. The base colour is yellow ish green over which is a pattern of bright red stripes.
characteristics: The flesh is yellowish, crisp and firm. Juicy.
uses: Dessert
origins: Developed in 1966 at the Akita Fruit Tree Experiment Station in Japan by crossing Toko with Fuji. It was released in 1980.
cultivation: Moderately vigorous. Spreading. Tip bearer.
mutations: Senshu, UltraEarli od is a sport of Senshu, held by Stark Brothers
cold storage: Keeps one month.
vulnerabilities: Moderately susceptible to brown rot. Prone to skin cracking in the stem cavity.
harvest: Ready for harvest in the first half of the fifth period.
notes: Originated at the Akita Fruit Tree Experiment Station. From
ploidism: Self sterile.
cold storage weeks: 4
harvest period: 5
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