R2113 4.2/4.9 Cvs for cropping times, diploids, triploids

Question 1

Name group 2 dessert apple cultivar

Answer 1

‘Katy’

‘Egremont Russet’

Question 2

Name group 3 dessert apple cultivar

Answer 2

‘Cox’s Orange Pippin’

‘James Grieve’

‘Discovery’ (crops before the other two)

Question 3

Apple and pear cultivars that store well

Answer 3

Dessert apples: ‘Cox’s Orange Pippin’
Culinary apples: ‘Bramley’s Seedling’
Dessert pears: ‘Conference’ and ‘Doyenné du Comice’
Culinary pear: ‘Catillac’

Question 4

Crab apples good for all pollinators

Answer 4

‘Golden Hornet’ and ‘John Downie’

Question 5

Example of family tree cv?

Answer 5

• ‘Cox’s Orange Pippin’ – Regarded to be the finest-tasting dessert apple, the rich aromatic flavour and crisp, juicy texture set this apple apart from other cvs.
• ‘Lord Lambourne’ – A dessert apple with red flushed skins and a juicy, sweet flavour.
• ‘Braeburn’ – This well known dessert cv earns its popularity by being easy to grow, early to crop from a young age, and having excellent storage potential.

Question 6

Name a cultivar of plum

Answer 6

‘Victoria’

‘Early Laxton’

Question 7

Name a cultivar of pear

Answer 7

‘Doyenné du Comice’

‘Conference’

Question 8

Example of triploid

Answer 8

‘Bramley’s Seedling’

‘Blenheim Orange’

Question 9

Name a pear cultivar

Answer 9

‘Conference’: pick late Sep, flowering group 3, stores well

‘Doyenné du Comice’: pick Oct, flowering group 4, stores well

Question 10

Name a cherry cultivar

Answer 10

‘Stella’, late July

‘Morello’, Aug/Sep

Question 11

Name a plum cultivar

Answer 11

‘Victoria’, late Aug

‘Marjorie’s Seedling’, late Sep/early Oct

Question 12

What’s the best rootstock for a cordon?

Answer 12

Apples – M9, M26 or MM106

Pears – Quince A or Quince C

Plum/Gage/Damson – Pixy

Question 13

Name a family apple tree cultivar

Answer 13

• ‘Cox’s Orange Pippin’ - Regarded to be the finest tasting dessert apple, the rich aromatic flavour and crisp, juicy texture set this apple apart from other cvs.
• ‘Lord Lambourne’ - A dessert apple with red flushed skin and a juicy, sweet flavour.
• ‘Braeburn’

Question 14

Name a rootstock for quince

Answer 14

Quince C

Question 15

Name a rootstock choice for cherry

Answer 15

G5 (semi-dwarfing) or Colt (semi-vigorous)

Question 16

Name an unrestricted top-fruit tree form

Answer 16

• Standard
• Half standard
• Bush

Question 17

Name a restricted top-fruit tree form

Answer 17

• (Dwarf) Pyramid
• Spindlebush
• Espalier
• Cordon
• Fan

Question 18

Name a spur-bearing cv

Answer 18

‘Cox’s Orange Pippin’

‘James Grieve’

‘Lanes Prince Albert’

Question 19

Name a tip-bearing cv

Answer 19

‘lrish Peach’

‘Cornish Gilliflower’

Question 20

Name a partial tip-bearer

Answer 20

‘Bramley’s Seedling’

‘Discovery’