Some brown rot, pigment in flesh, suture bulge, uneven halves, sweet and juicy, interesting flavor
Description
Orig. in New Brunswick, N.J. by L. Fredric Hough and Catherine H. Bailey, New Jersey Agr. Expt. Sta., Cook College, New Brunswick, N.J. Introd. in 1979 by Stark Bros. Nurseries, Louisiana, Mo. NJ 554039 x NJ 585399. Cross made in 1965; selected in 1972; tested as NJ 252. Fruit: 2 3/8 to 2 5/8 inches in diam., globose; skin one-half to one-fourth red on cream white; flesh white with red at pit. quality good; freestone; ripens 3 1/2 weeks after Redhaven. Tree: standard, vigorous, productive; self-fertile; bud hardiness better than Loring, slightly less than Redhaven; moderately tolerant to bacterial leaf spot.
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