Clemson tiger paw with a green thumb Clemson University - Variety Evaluations
Home | CU Peach Team | Peach Information | Pawpaw Information | Feedback
     
 

Click to EnlargeBerenda Sun
2003 Musser Fruit Research Farm

Season Redglobe Season
Range June 30th - July 12th
Additional Years 2000 | 2001 | 2002
Sequence 142
Row 6
Tree 27,28
Flesh Yellow
Chill Hours 400
Bloom Date March 17th
Ripe Date July 11th

Set
Size
Shape
Pubes
Red
Attribute
Firm
Free
Status
Brix
6
2.85
6
6.8
7
6.8
12.8
7.5
1

Notes

a lot of brown rot, many splits, 30% ripe, deep red color, small tail

Description

Orig. in Del Ray, Calif., by Tom Chamberlain, H.P. Metzler & Sons. Introd. in 1984. Plant patent 5297, 23 Nov. 1984; licensed exclusively to Agri Sun Nursery. O'Henry o.p. Fruit: medium-large, about 75 mm; round; skin dark red; flesh yellow, freestone. Ripens 45 days after Redhaven in Selma, Calif. Tree: moderately vigorous; productive. Chilling requirement about 350 to 500 h.

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

 

     
Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634 -- Area Code 864 -- Information 656-3311
Copyright © 2001, Clemson University. All rights reserved.