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Click to EnlargeEarly Red Free
2010 Musser Fruit Research Farm

Season Coronet Season
Range June 15th - 21th
Additional Years 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017
Sequence 0
Row
Tree
Flesh White
Chill Hours 850
Bloom Date
Ripe Date June 16th

Set
Size
Shape
Pubes
Red
Attribute
Firm
Free
Status
Brix
5
2.48
7.3
5.3
7.3
7.3
4.9
4
1
12.7

Notes

Trees in second leaf and not thinned, first year of evaluation, tips, slight suture bulge, pigment in flesh, decent acidic taste

Description

A large, white-fleshed semi-freestone peach of good quality. Fruit is attractive with bright red blush on creamy white background. Tree is vigorous, hardy and a heavy bearer. 850 chill hours. From Adams County Nursery.

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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