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| BOUCHE DE BÉTIZAC |
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| Clone examined: |
CA 125 |
| Origin: |
INRA creation 1962: Bouche Rouge x CA 04 (C. Crenata) |
| Recommended cultivation area: |
Gironde, Charente, Dordogne, Brittany, Corrèze, Pyrénées Atlantiques, Ardèche. Altitude limit not known.
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| Tree |
| Specific features: |
Leaves remain green until end of November. |
| Stocks: |
On roots (ink resistance not well known) or grafted onto ink-resistant stock. |
| Vigour: |
Quite good. |
| Bearing: |
Very erect. |
| Fruiting: |
Quite quick. |
| Budding: |
Early in Dordogne. |
| Productivity: |
Good. |
| Diseases: |
Very resistant to leaf rust. |
| Male flowers: |
Non-staminate (no pollen) |
| Pollinating agents: |
all long-staminate C. Sativa + CA 75 |
| Flowering period: |
20 June – 10 July |
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| Fruit |
| Form: |
short and ovoid |
| Colour: |
pale red chestnut, turning rapidly to dark brown |
| Size: |
large |
| Dividing: |
less than 12% |
| Maturity period: |
early |
| Natural preservation: |
good |
| Suitability for mechanical peeling: |
very good |
| Behaviour when transformed: |
not known |
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| General assessment |
A large variety of chestnut, very early but non-staminate. Little is known as yet about its production capacity depending on situations.
Can be compared with Early Migoule. |
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