Orchard Performance
Picking date
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Early to mid-October, a few days before Braeburn and thus the variety provides a good fit with other varieties in growers’ portfolios by providing continuity of harvesting but avoiding the peak demand for picking in September.
Picking criteria
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Firmness: 7.5 kg/cm²
Sugar: 13°Brix
Yield
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Very productive, Cameo® belongs to the most productive diploid varieties and new orchards come into production rapidly.
Blossom Date
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Similar to Gala
Pollinator
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Malus Golden Gem or any diploid variety with the same blossom date
Thinning
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The tree is vigorous and must be well balanced to avoid biannual bearing
Scab & Canker
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Similar to Gala
Fruit size
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Average of 75 to 85 mm
Plant material
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2 clones are available, Cauflight (dark red with stripes) and Cauvil (block dark red) ensure a high grade-out potential.
Returns
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Cameo® achieved good performances over the years.
Storage potential
Cameo® apples have excellent storage capacities and retain taste, texture and skin finish up to 1 year in CA store, increasing the utilisation of cold stores, grading and packing facilities. They also have an excellent shelf-life and do not bruise easily.
Storage regime: 2 to 3 % CO2, 1 to 1.5% O2 and 1 to 2°C.
Cultivation guide
Suppliers
Tree suppliers
Cameo® trees are available at the tree nursery Dalival
DALIVAL
Château de Noue
02600 Villers-Cotterêts
France
Tel.: (+33) 3 23 96 56 50
e-mail: info@dalival.com
www.dalival.com
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Only professional fruit growers can plant Cameo®. They must sign a cultivation contract with Dalival to plant and harvest Cameo®.