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Sunglo
2017 Musser Fruit Research Farm

Season Harvester Season
Range June 22th - 29th
Additional Years 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016
Sequence 0
Row
Tree
Flesh Yellow
Chill Hours 850
Bloom Date March 10th
Ripe Date June 29th

Set
Size
Shape
Pubes
Red
Attribute
Firm
Free
Status
Brix
4
2.74
Ovate
0
60
0
3.25
3
1
12.2

Notes

Very sweet, well balanced, nice flavor, juicy

Description

Originated in 1962, Fred Anderson, Merced, CA and Stark Brother's Nurseries, Louisiana, MO. Plant Patent No. 1929. Susceptible to bacterial spot. Sunglo is a nectarine ripening 12 days before Elberta. It is freestone and has yellow flesh. Leaf glands are reniform and bloom is nonshowy. Fruit are firm. 850 chill hours. From Adams County Nursery.

Key

  • Evaluations are based on a 1-8 scale (6=OK,7=Commercially acceptable, 8=Excellent)
  • Size is in inches
  • Shape: round is assumed, T=tip, P=point, S=suture, OB=oblate, OV=ovate
  • Pubescence: 10=nectarine
  • Blush: presented as percentage of ground color cover with red or similar
  • Freeness: 3=early cling, 8=completely free
  • Status: 0=discard, 1=keep
  • Notes: SOS=soft on suture, SOT=soft on tip, RIF=red in flesh, GAS=green around stem
  • RAP=red around pit, GGC=green ground color, sz=size, wh=white, yt=young tree, CCT=concave tip
  • Bloom date is when approx. 90% of blooms are open (full bloom)

The description of each variety of peach or nectarine fruit under each group is in different formats as this information is collected from varied sources and hence is not consistent

 

     
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