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Sureprince
2006 Watsonia Farms

Season Goldprince Season
Range June 1st - 14th
Additional Years 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005
Sequence 0
Row
Tree
Flesh Yellow
Chill Hours 950
Bloom Date
Ripe Date June 12th

Set
Size
Shape
Pubes
Red
Attribute
Firm
Free
Status
Brix
8
2.59
7.25
7.5
7.5
7.25
5.4
4
0

Notes

trees weak/poor vigor, variable size, lots of hail damage, some red in flesh, good taste

Description

An early season, consistent cropping peach. Origin: Byron, GA, USDA-ARS, by W.R. Okie. F2 of Dixiland x Durbin. Selected in 1983; tested as BY81P1216; introd. in 1998. Fruit: ripens 7 days before Redhaven, round, 7 cm diameter, 90% bright red blush, yellow flesh, semi-freestone. Tree: vigorous; flowers large, showy and self-fertile; moderate resistance to bacterial spot; leaf glands absent. Chilling requirement 950 h

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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