Schinoasa

Origin
Originates from a valuable variety aged 30 years, found in a community called Schinoasa from Chisinau Municipality and registered in 1980.

Variety Characteristics
The tree is resistant to frost, droughts and pests. It has medium resistance to the main diseases. The tree starts blooming during the first half of the regular walnut blooming timeframe. Female flowers bloom 5-6 days earlier than male flowers. The harvest is rich and constant.

Tree
The tree grows up intensively and rapidly, shaping a straight cylindrical trunk, the bark being grey-coloured.
Crown – spherical-oblong, relatively rare, although with abundant leafage.
Scaffold branches – well developed with long branches well blended with the trunk.
Offshoots – relatively thick, long, straight of light-brown colour.
Leaves – large, of dark-green colour, glossy.

Fruit
Size – large, on the average: H = 41,0 mm, D = 38,1 mm, d = 38,6 mm. The fruit average weight is 12,0 grams.
Shape – elliptical, with round base and top, having flat cross-section. Medium polyp, well clustered fascicules.
Endocarp – thin in the middle part, solid, the surface is of yellow-grey colour, slightly corrugated. The halves are slightly marked; however, the connection is acceptable.
Kernel – large, light-yellow, it can be easily separated from the shell.
Maturity/Harvest – middle September.

 

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