Orig. at Agr. Expt. Sta., North Carolina. Bred by J.R. Ballington in 1975, selected in 1980, tested as NCT1333, and introduced in 1987 by D.J. Werner, J.R. Ballington, and D.F. Ritchie. Biscoe x Starlite. Fruit: large; round; skin 50% to 70% red over cream-white ground color; flesh white, medium firm, melting, freestone. Ripens 7 to 10 days after Redhaven. Flowers nonshowy; leaf glands reniform. Tree: growth habit similar to Redhaven; moderate resistance to bacterial spot. Chilling requirement 750 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