IZVOR 10

Height & Growth

Medium size, suited for managed orchards

Tree crown

Moderately vigorous, light, broad crown

Flowering

Relatively early flowering, sensitive to early and late frost. Nut trees get through the winter very well. Female flowers are first, only later the catkins. Needs a pollinator.

Flowering type

Protogynous

Self fertile

No

Pollination

Sheinovo, Slivenski

Terminal or Lateral

Early, 3-4 years after planting, prolific.

Fruiting

Lateral, increased yield over Terminal bearers

Fruit

Medium-sized (11.0 gr.), about 39.7 mm high, about 31.3 mm wide.

Shell & pericarp

Straw yellow to light brown / grayish, oblong-elliptic, finely structured shell, asymmetrical, thin-skinned (1.0 mm), in the middle with a longitudinal furrow, easy to crack, slightly ridged, very appealing appearance.

Kernel

Light yellow to light brown, sweeter, kernel fills shell well, easily shelled, excellent taste.

Harvest

Mid September

Oil content

Fat content of 69% percent

Kernel %

0.557

Frost susceptibility

Frost resistant - the variety tolerates very strong winter frost.

Drought resistance

Susceptible to late frost.

Sensitivity to bacterial blight and anthracnose

Good resistance to bacterial blight, susceptible to anthracnose