Versailles

• Season: Mid/early cropping period
• Main characteristic/s: Primocane; Very large, beautiful fruit.
• Breeder: Marionnet SAS, France

Cropping Season
Versailles has a mid/early cropping period, cropping 7-10 days after Polka.

Fruit Quality

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The berries are very large conical shaped beautiful fruit, that’s very similar to Tulameen. The fruit is brightly coloured with good flavour and shelf life. The colour is also maintained well after picking.

Fruit Yield
In trials yield potential has been similar to or less than Polka. To optimize the fruit yield it is recommended to plant Versailles at higher plant densities of 6-8 plants per metre². It also has uniform cropping pattern, no peaks.

Plant Characteristics

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Canes are upright and spine-free providing an easy to harvest. Plants have good hardiness. Fruit is produced on short laterals.

Plant Supply
Versailles is protected under Community (EU) Plant Variety Rights Grant No. EU 43224; Australia (under variety name ‘Versai’) PBR Grant No. 6342; Canada PBR Grant No. 5765; Mexico PVR Grant No. 2098; Morocco PBR Application No. 524/14; Serbia PBR Grant No. 320-04-01678/3/2017-11; Switzerland PBR Grant No. 16.2640. The propagation and sale of plants, or parts of plants, of Versailles without a licence is prohibited. Only Propagation Licence holders can propagate and receive propagation grade material (and not Sales or Growing-on Transformation Licence holders). Versailles is available from the following licensed propagators: