Split pits, suture bulge, tasty, some acid, needs more sugar
Description
Orig. at Byron, Ga., by W.R. Okie, U.S. Dept.
of Agriculture S.E. Fruit & Tree Nut Res. Lab. Introd. in 1989. (Biscoe
x Redgold nectarine) o.p. seed collected in 1980; selected in 1983; tested
as BY81P1411. Fruit: medium; skin attractive red blush on greenish-white ground
color, light pubescence; shape round; flesh white, melting; clingstone. Flavor
is typical of other early-season peaches. Not subacid. Ripens with June Gold, 3 weeks before
Redhaven. Flowers showy, self-fertile; leaf glands globose; moderately resistant
to bacterial spot. Chilling requirement about 750 h, making it adapted to
most of the Southeast.
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
