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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 850
Bloom Date March 22th
Ripe Date July 21th

Set
Size
Shape
Pubes
Red
Attribute
Firm
Free
Status
Brix
4
2.95
Ovate
4
15
5
7.4
3
1
14.9

Notes

Very good flavor, good flesh color, slightly watery and acid taste. Tips and suture bulge.

Description

Released from the Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station, Blacksburg in 1963. Ripens 7 days before Elberta. This variety is one of the most winter hardy varieties available. The fruit is medium to large, uniform in size and of exceptional quality. Madison is recommended for northern climates where peaches are sensitive to low winter temperatures. Okie notes that skin is tender and subject to severe flesh browning. Leaf glands are reniform and flowers are nonshowy. 850 chill hours. 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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