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2001 Musser Fruit Research Farm

Season Springcrest Season
Range May 20th - 31th
Additional Years 2000 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2008 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2014
Sequence 129
Row 10
Tree 9
Flesh Yellow
Chill Hours
Bloom Date March 7th
Ripe Date May 30th

Set
Size
Shape
Pubes
Red
Attribute
Firm
Free
Status
Brix
5
2.6
8
6.5
7
8
11.2
3
1

Notes

Non-melting

Description

Orig. by L.G. and N.G. Bradford, LeGrand, Calif. Plant patent 7953; 25 Aug. 1992. (Red Diamond x unknown) x (Springcrest x unknown). Fruit: large; round; very uniform; very firm; dark red blush smoothly blended into dark yellowish-pink ground color with very short, scant pubescence; flesh brilliant yellow, nonmelting, clingstone. Ripens in early June about 28 days before Red Diamond. Fruits store on the tree 10 to 14 days. Flowers large, pale pink; leaf glands globose. Tree: large; vigorous; very productive.

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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