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2015 Musser Fruit Research Farm

Season Harvester Season
Range June 22th - 29th
Additional Years 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2017
Sequence 0
Row
Tree
Flesh White
Chill Hours
Bloom Date March 25th
Ripe Date June 29th

Set
Size
Shape
Pubes
Red
Attribute
Firm
Free
Status
Brix
7
2.8
Flat
6
0
5
5.6
1
1
13.2

Notes

Pronounced shoulders, no red blush, nice taste but a bit acidic (SSC/TA 12)

Description

Plant Patent #6267 issued on Aug. 30, 1988 to Mr. Charles W. Haines (Elmer, NJ) and assigned to Adams County Nursery. Salem is a complete tree sport of Loring ripening about two weeks ahead of Loring. This variety has excellent color, firmness, and size. It has yellow flesh and a melting texture with a mild subacid flavor. Trees do not set heavy crops and require less thinning than other varieties. It is very cold-hardy and tolerant to bacterial spot. Bloom is nonshowy and leaf glands are reniform. 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

 

     
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