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Queencrest
2004 Musser Fruit Research Farm

Season Goldcrest Season
Range May 6th - 19th
Additional Years 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2005 | 2006 | 2008
Sequence 0
Row
Tree
Flesh Yellow
Chill Hours 650
Bloom Date March 18th
Ripe Date May 19th

Set
Size
Shape
Pubes
Red
Attribute
Firm
Free
Status
Brix
5.8
2.42
6
5.8
6.5
6
9.1
4
1
9.7

Notes

nice early peach

Description

Orig. in Reedley, Calif., by Leo and Rosalie Balakian, Reedley, Calif. Introd. in 1986. Plant patent 6025; 29 June 1987. Maycrest mutation; tested as B41871. Fruit: medium to large; round; skin red-blushed on golden ground color; flesh yellow amber, firm, clingstone; flavor sweet, not acid. Ripens 20 days before Redhaven in California. Good shipper. Tree: vigorous and productive for an early variety.

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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