good taste, very attractive, sample from only 1 tree
Description
Harvester.—Orig. in Calhoun, La., by John C. Taylor and P.L. Hawthorne, La. AES, Louisiana State Univ. Introd. in 1973. Redskin x Southern Glow, cross made in 1961, selected in 1964, tested as L-61-242. Fruit: medium to large; round; skin yellow, washed red over 50% to 75%, pubescence short, attractive; flesh yellow with slight red near pit, firm, no split pits observed, freestone, quality good; ripens 3 weeks before Elberta in north Louisiana, with Keystone; for fresh market and canning. Tree: large; upright; vigorous; very productive; flower dark rose, ample viable pollen; leaf glands globose, good resistance to bacteriosis (Xanthomonas pruni), moderately resistant to brown rot (Schlerotinia fructicola); chilling requirement 750 h below 45F; recommended for north Louisiana and areas of comparable growing conditions.
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