Some brown rot, bird pecking, tips, suture bulge, uneven halves, split pits, good taste
Description
Orig. in Le Grand, Calif.,
by F.W. Anderson, Merced, Calif. Introd. in 1964 by L.E. Cooke Co., San
Gabriel, Calif. Plant patent 2533; 8 June 1965; assigned to L.E. Cooke Co.
F2 of (Flory x Red Grand nectarine); selected in 1962; tested as Anderson
9H15. Fruit: size medium, averages about 2 1/4 inches in suture diam.; globose,
uniform; skin bright red over yellow; flesh yellow, firm, melting, subacid
to mild, very well-flavored, quality good; ripens evenly, about 3 weeks
before Golden Glory; resembles Golden Glory and Rio Oso Gem. Tree: genetically
dwarf, averages 5 to 8 feet; internodes short; productive, bearing regularly;
leaf large, 6 1/2 inches long, glands reniform; flower large, self-fruitful;
suitable also as an ornamental.
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
