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| EARLY MIGOULE |
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| Clone examined: |
CA 48 |
| Origin: |
Natural hybrid of C. Crenata and C. Sativa (Corrèze) |
Recommended
cultivation area: |
South-West to 500 m, Brittany, South-East, quite widely adaptable, seems to correspond to area covered by vine culture. |
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| Tree |
| Specific features: |
Tree needs to be stimulated by size. |
| Stocks: |
Onto its roots (ink resistance not well known). Of greater interest on ink-resistant stocks. |
| Vigour: |
Average. |
| Bearing: |
Very erect, with limited branching. |
| Fruiting: |
Quite quick – 2 to 3 years. |
| Budding: |
Early, sensitive to frost but can produce from secondary buds that appear less early. |
| Productivity: |
Good, but needs quite high vigour depending on size, stock and culture. |
| Diseases: |
Resistant to leaf-rust. |
| Male flowers: |
Long-staminate, low pollen fertility. |
| Pollinating agents: |
Recommended: all long-staminate C. Sativa + CA 75 |
| Flowering period: |
Male flowers 15-30 June. Female flowers 25 June – 10 July. |
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| Fruit |
| Form: |
Elliptical, triangular |
| Colour: |
Pale mahogany colour |
| Size: |
Large, sometimes very large according to stock (C. Sativa or CA 74) |
| Dividing: |
over 12% |
| Maturity period: |
early |
| Natural preservation: |
average |
Suitability for
mechanical peeling: |
good |
Behaviour when
transformed: |
not tested because of dividing |
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| General assessment |
| Early Migoule is the only variety of chestnut tree with a dividing level of over 12% still widely produced, because of its large size and high calibre. |
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