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2000 Musser Fruit Research Farm

Season Harvester Season
Range June 22th - 29th
Additional Years 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011
Sequence 0
Row 4
Tree 20
Flesh Yellow
Chill Hours 700
Bloom Date
Ripe Date June 25th

Set
Size
Shape
Pubes
Red
Attribute
Firm
Free
Status
Brix
7
2.75
6.5
7
6.5
7
7
7
1

Notes

Nice ground color and size

Description

Loring self. Orig. 1976, State Fruit Experiment Station, Mountain Grove, MO. Bud tender and sets few flower buds. Very firm, attractive fruit. Rarely needs thinning. Erratic cropping limits its commercial use. Very attractive; beautiful ground color with very good quality and low to medium; large size yield. Flesh: yellow; Gland: globose; Bloom: showy ; Shape: round; Firmness: high; Ripens: -24.

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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