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Click to EnlargeArctic Sweet
2010 Cooley Farms

Season Redglobe Season
Range June 30th - July 12th
Additional Years 2008 | 2009 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016
Sequence 0
Row
Tree
Flesh White
Chill Hours
Bloom Date
Ripe Date July 6th

Set
Size
Shape
Pubes
Red
Attribute
Firm
Free
Status
Brix
8
2.64
7.5
10
7.8
7.5
5.6
5
1
16.8

Notes

Some split pits, ring of pigment in flesh under the skin, delicious sweet taste

Description

Plant Patent #9542 (Zaiger Genetics, Modesto, CA, 1996). A new and distinct variety of nectarine tree, which is of large size, vigorous upright growth and which is a productive and regular bearer of large, white flesh, clingstone fruit with excellent flavor and eating quality; the fruit is further characterized by having firm flesh with good storage and shipping quality, having an attractive red skin color and in comparison to its pollen parent June Glo Nectarine (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 5,228), has white flesh instead of yellow and is approximately 6 days later in maturity.

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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