'Cactus' - the tree with an exceptional habit
The name of 'Cactus' is fitting: this variety forms so short and thick fruiting spurs that they remind of thorns of the famous spiny plant and give the tree an unusual and interesting appearance. This compact columnar variety with weak growth and robustness to diseases is suitable especially for home gardens. Its fruit is medium firm, with high juiciness and balanced flavour.
Growth
tree type columnar and very compact, internodes very short, bears on spurs only, vigour weak, diploid
Blossom
mid-season, flowers heavily but requires thinning
Ripening
end of September
Fruit size & shape
size medium to large, shape conic, stalk short
Fruit colour
ground colour green-yellow (turns to yellow during storage), over colour absent, no russet
Fruit quality & taste
flesh medium firm, fine, very juicy, weakly aromatic, with harmonic sugar to acid ratio
Productivity
very precocious, high, fruit thinning necessary to prevent alternation
Storability
in natural storage until December
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