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2001 Musser Fruit Research Farm

Season Redglobe Season
Range June 30th - July 12th
Additional Years 2000 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006
Sequence 165
Row 98
Tree 80
Flesh Yellow
Chill Hours 750
Bloom Date March 6th
Ripe Date July 2nd

Set
Size
Shape
Pubes
Red
Attribute
Firm
Free
Status
Brix
5
2.9
7
6
6.5
6.5
12.5
8
?

Notes

MANY splits. GGC/Soft.

Description

Orig. in Fort Valley, Ga., by J.H. Weinberger, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Hort. Field Sta. Introd. in 1946. Halehaven selfed; selected in 1939. Fruit: medium to large; round; skin yellow, overlaid red to deep red, striped, pubescence light to medium, attractive; flesh yellow, red at pit, firm, nonbrowning, melting, slower softening than Halehaven, very good to excellent; stone size medium, free; ripens 18 days before Elberta; resembles Halehaven. Tree: vigorous; chilling requirement of about 750 h; quite susceptible to bacteriosis; flower large, showy, self-fruitful; leaf glands globose.

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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