Plant Patent #20,128 issued on June 30, 2009 to Dr. Joeseph C. Goffreda (Rutgers University, NJ). This is an attractive early mid-season yellow-fleshed peento with 70-80% medium red color on a yellow background. The fruit is firm and handles well with very little stem pull problem, associated with Saturn. Fruit flavor is described as ‘spicy’. Flesh texture is nonmelting. Bloom is showy and leaf glands are reniform. The tree is productive and resistant to bacterial spot. 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
