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Stark Crimson Snow
2004 Musser Fruit Research Farm

Season Redglobe Season
Range June 30th - July 12th
Additional Years 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2005 | 2006 | 2008
Sequence 0
Row
Tree
Flesh White
Chill Hours 800
Bloom Date March 21th
Ripe Date June 30th

Set
Size
Shape
Pubes
Red
Attribute
Firm
Free
Status
Brix
6.8
2.33
6.5
8
7.5
6.5
12.3
7.5
?
12.5

Notes

white nectarine, well thinned but SMALL fruit, nice flesh texture, subacid

Description

Orig. L.G. Bradford and N.G.Bradford, LeGrand, Calif. (Sun Grand x Robin) open-pollinated. Plant patent 8461, 16 Nov. 1993. Fruit: size medium; globose, with inconspicuos shallow suture line; skin nearly full-red blush; flesh white, medium firm, melting, nonacidic; freestone; pronounced aroma with very good eating quality. Ripens 1 month after Robin. Flower: late, large, medium pink; leaf glands globose. Tree: large; vigrous; spreading; very productive.

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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