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2008 Musser Fruit Research Farm

Season Coronet Season
Range June 15th - 21th
Additional Years 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2009 | 2011 | 2012 | 2014
Sequence 0
Row
Tree
Flesh Yellow
Chill Hours 850
Bloom Date
Ripe Date June 16th

Set
Size
Shape
Pubes
Red
Attribute
Firm
Free
Status
Brix
7.8
2.86
7.5
6
7.8
7.8
8.1
5
1
13

Notes

Beautiful, some splits, pigment in flesh, good taste

Description

An attractive, early season, peach. Origin: Byron, GA. USDA-ARS, by W.R. Okie. Fireprince X BY78GN55 (Redgold X Durbin). Selected in 1984; tested as BY82P5750; introd. 1997. Fruit: round; 7 cm diameter; firm, 90% bright red; yellow flesh; clingstone. Tree: Vigorous; moderate resistance to bacterial spot; flower showy self-fertile; reniform leaf glands. Chilling requirement 850 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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