Lots of brown rot, suture bulge, pigment in flesh, some split pits, good taste
Description
Orig. near McBee, S.C., by A.C. McLeod. Plant patent 3965; 26 Oct. 1976. Loring mutation. Fruit: medium to large; fairly uniform; skin yellow with red cheek; flesh yellow with tendency of nonbrowning; subacid with slight soluble tannin; excellent eating quality; semi-cling to freestone; market and dessert use; keeping and shipping quality excellent; early ripening, 7 to 10 days before Loring. Tree; medium, slightly more spreading than upright; average hardiness and productivity.
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
