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2002 Musser Fruit Research Farm

Season Harvester Season
Range June 22th - 29th
Additional Years 2000 | 2001 | 2003
Sequence 79
Row 3
Tree 22
Flesh Yellow
Chill Hours 900
Bloom Date March 28th
Ripe Date June 23th

Set
Size
Shape
Pubes
Red
Attribute
Firm
Free
Status
Brix
7
2.6
6
6
5
5.8
10.6
5.5
1

Notes

25% ripe, very little red, lots of yellow/green shoulders, some split pits w/open stems. Lots of ripenesss variation, small tail

Description

Orig. in Harrow, Ont., Canada, by Richard E.C. Layne and G.M. Weaver. Harrow Res. Sta., Agr. Can. Introd. in 1982. Redskin x Sunhaven. Selected in 1965; tested as H781. Fruit: resembles Redhaven; size uniform; flesh yellow, melting; ripens uniformly 1 day before Redhaven; good quality fresh and processed. Tree: hardiness similar to that of Redhaven; good resistance to bacterial spot and brown rot; moderate tolerance to perennial canker.

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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