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2016 Musser Fruit Research Farm

Season Blake Season
Range July 13th - August 3rd
Additional Years 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2017
Sequence 0
Row
Tree
Flesh Yellow
Chill Hours
Bloom Date March 19th
Ripe Date July 21th

Set
Size
Shape
Pubes
Red
Attribute
Firm
Free
Status
Brix
5
2.86
Ovate
4
40
5
5.6
3
1
14.5

Notes

Good flavor, sweet, mealy texture, tips.

Description

Plant patent #15295 issued to Dr. Ralph Scorza, USDA-ARS in Kearneysville, WV. This tree has an upright growth habit (like Crimson Rocket, PP#15216). It is yellow-fleshed with firm, melting texture and it is freestone. It has an approximately 80% surface red blush at maturity. It ripens just after Loring. 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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