Split pits, suture bulge, uneven halves, nice taste, good sugar and acid
Description
Orig. in Fort Valley, Ga., by U.S. Hort. Lab. Introd. in 1966. [(Fireglow x Hiley) x Fireglow] x Springtime; cross made in 1959; first fruited and selected in 1961; tested as FV 9-149. Fruit: small; round with a slight tip; 80% of surface covered with bright, attractive, red blush over yellow, ground color; pubescence light; flesh yellow, firm, but melting, texture medium, flavor good; matures early, 2 weeks before Cardinal, 3 days after Springtime. Tree: vigorous; productive; self-fertile; susceptible to bacterial spot disease; leaf glands reniform; blossoms large petaled; chilling requirement is 850 h below 45F.
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
