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Suncrest
2017 Musser Fruit Research Farm

Season Harvester Season
Range June 22th - 29th
Additional Years 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2020
Sequence 0
Row
Tree
Flesh Yellow
Chill Hours 650
Bloom Date March 2nd
Ripe Date June 29th

Set
Size
Shape
Pubes
Red
Attribute
Firm
Free
Status
Brix
6
2.98
Ovate
5
70
0
2.522
3
1
14.3

Notes

A little bit sour. Not much flavor but juicy

Description

A large heirloom peach highy prized for it’s juicy, sweet yet mild flesh. It does not store well so it is more suitable for roadside markets. Released in 1959 from USDA at Fresno CA.Freestone peach, chill requirement 650, brown rot and bacterial spot susceptible.

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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