Variety: Zincal® 30 (00-22-007-N). Red skin yellow flesh nectarine.
Origin: obtained by natural breeding by Planasa in Cartaya, Huelva, (Spain). Protected variety. EU 2006/1959 (9-10-06) in process.
Time of ripening: Average (50 days later than Zincal® 5) **
Tree Characteristics:
Vigour: medium
Growth habit: semi closed
Flowering time: late (50% during first fortnight of May)
Flower type: Rosaceae
Flowering level: very high
Fruit set: high
Production techniques:
Regular pruning: due to the tree shape, it is easy to chose good quality branches.
Prune new shots when pruning to let light penetration in the canopy.
After harvest, do summer pruning to improve shot quality for next season. Pruning should not be severe, and should be done with a decrease in irrigation, in order to avoid new shot growth.
Fruit thinning: it should be intense, due to the great amount of fruits that set.
Fruit characteristics:
Shape: round oblong
Suture: superficial
Apex: flat
Stem cavity: thin and medium depth
Skin colour: 100% granate
Ground colour: cream yellow
Colour of flesh: yellow
Firmness: very consistent
Susceptibilities: not known
Texture: fondant.
Stone: medium to big size, semi clink
Split pits: none
Fruit size: AAA
Average weight: 200 g
Number of pickings: two to three
Taste: Excelent, sub-acid
º BRIX: around 14
General observations: it stands out due to its great calibre, nice shape, colour and its extreme hardness.
Taste is spectacular.
“Protected variety. Production, reproduction (multiplication), commercialization or any other way of exploitation is prohibited without the right’s holder written approval.
“Reproduction (multiplication), production, commercialization or exploitation of plant material of protected varieties without the holder’s authorisation implies serious infractions punished severely by law, and could be considered as offences punished by criminal laws”.
* Stone Fruit Data collected by Planasa-Planasa at «La Mogaya»- Cartaya, Huelva (España)
Latitude: 37º.19’.02” N; Longitude 7º.04’.57” W; Height: 20 m; Chilling needs ≤ 250 h.
Ripening time for Zincal® 5; April 25th to May 10th.
