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2001 Musser Fruit Research Farm

Season Redglobe Season
Range June 30th - July 12th
Additional Years 2000 | 2002 | 2003
Sequence 82
Row BY19
Tree 15
Flesh Yellow
Chill Hours
Bloom Date March 9th
Ripe Date July 10th

Set
Size
Shape
Pubes
Red
Attribute
Firm
Free
Status
Brix
7
2.8
6
6.5
6.5
6.5
15.5
8
1

Notes

Strong sut, obovate sh. Nice coloring.

Description

A midseason yellow fleshed peach. Origin: A chance seedling found in a block of Jerseyqueen at Hollabaugh Bros. Orchards in Biglerville, Pennsylvania. Tested as HB 110. Introd. in 1997. USPPAF. Assigned to Adams County Nursery, Aspers, Pennsylvania. Fruit: Globose, large, a bright red blush covering 75% of the skin surface. Flesh; melting, yellow, firm, freestone, very good quality. Ripening 15 days after Redhaven. Tree: Flowers medium to large, rich pink, showy. Leaf glands reniform 4-6 alternate. Upright spreading tree, vigorous, moderately 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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