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2001 Musser Fruit Research Farm

Season Goldprince Season
Range June 1st - 14th
Additional Years 2000 | 2002 | 2003
Sequence 156
Row 6
Tree 10
Flesh Yellow
Chill Hours 700
Bloom Date March 4th
Ripe Date June 5th

Set
Size
Shape
Pubes
Red
Attribute
Firm
Free
Status
Brix
6
2.8
7
6.5
7.5
7
8.3
3
1

Notes

Buttons. Some splits. Suture-split/scar.

Description

A large, early ripening peach. Origin: Fresno, CA, USDA-ARS. by D.W. Ramming and O.Tanner. P113-98[=PI00-62 op=Redking op.] x FV9-164 [(=FV89-14 x Springtime)]; FV89-14 = [FV15-4 x Fireglow] ; FV15-4 = Fireglow x Hiley. Selected in 1983; tested as P46-12; introd.1997. Fruit: 7.5 cm diameter; round; 70% red blush; yellow flesh; semi-free; melting; ripens between Springcrest and Gemfree. Tree: Flowers showy, self-fertile; reniform leaf glands. Chilling requirement 700 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

 

     
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