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2008 Musser Fruit Research Farm

Season O'Henry Season
Range August 4th - 31th
Additional Years 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017
Sequence 0
Row
Tree
Flesh White
Chill Hours 900
Bloom Date
Ripe Date August 11th

Set
Size
Shape
Pubes
Red
Attribute
Firm
Free
Status
Brix
8
3.05
7.8
6.8
7.8
7.8
8.6
8
1
16.2

Notes

Some brown rot, slight suture bulge, maybe early evaluation, interesting flavor, good taste

Description

Orig. by C.F. Zaiger, L.M. Gardner, G.N. Zaiger, and G.G. Zaiger, Modesto, Calif. (Unknown nectarine x Redwing) x (O'Henry o.p.). Plant patent 8415; 12 Oct. 1993. Fruit: large; nearly globose; nearly covered with attractive red blush; moderate pubescence; flesh white, very firm, melting; excellent flavor; freestone. Ripens 5 or 6 days after O'Henry. Flowers: large, showy, pink; leaf glands reniform. Tree: large, vigorous; upright; productive. Sub-acid flavor, sweet. he present new variety of peach tree was developed by us in our experimental orchard located near Modesto, Calif. as a first generation cross between two selections with the field identification numbers 33R320 and 29G672. The female parent 33R320 originated from a cross between a nectarine of unknown parentage and Redwing Peach (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 621). The pollen parent 29G672 originated from seed of an open pollinated O'Henry Peach (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 2,964). We grew and maintained a large group of these first generation seedlings under careful observation, during which time the present variety exhibited the distinctive desirable fruit characteristics described above and was selected for asexual reproduction and commercialization.

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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