Standand and New Yellow Melting Flesh Peaches
of Interest
by
Bill Shane, District Agent for Fruit, Michigan State
University
January 24, 2001
| Entry |
Harvest
-/+ days relative to Redhaven |
Description
|
| Harbinger |
-33
|
80% mottled red over yellow-green ground, clingstone, yellow flesh, melting, 2" to 2 1/4", good flavor, hardy, often with split pits |
| PF-1 |
-30
|
Cardinal X Garnet Beauty, 2" 1/4 to 2 1/2", 80+% red skin, non-browning, few split pits, clingstone, good resistance to bacterial spot, mild flavor |
| Harrow Diamond |
-25
|
round, medium sized, 70% red blush on yellow/green ground. Flesh is yellow, medium firm.Tree medium vigor, productive, open spreading, tree and fruit buds are winter hardy. Relatively freestone when fully ripe, generally free of split pits |
| PF-5B |
-19
|
Dark 80% red skin on yellow/orange background, good cropping, round, slightly ovate shape, 2 1/4" to mostly 2 1/2", some bacterial spot, firm fruit hangs well, high acidity, okay flavor, semicling, relatively few split pits |
| Harrow Dawn |
-14
|
medium vigor & productivity, medium resistance to canker and bacterial spot, fruit round, uniform, medium size and quality, round, attractive, 80% solid red blush, uniform ripening, firm, ripens quickly, almost freestone when ripe, low amt split pits |
| Rising Star |
-10
|
harvests inbetween Garnet Beauty and Redhaven, 60 to 80% red skin, bright yellow background, clean bright firm flesh, round, some with raised suture, good flavor, slight red near pit some years, early evaluation |
| PF-7 |
-8
|
early evaluation, red blush on yellow/orange background, very good flavor, low pubescence, round, some with uneven halves |
| Summer Serenade |
-6
|
good size and slightly better good skin color than its parent Garnet Beauty, same season, some drop noted, somewhat bacterial spot susceptible, productive, few split pits, From Willmeng Bros farm, Watervliet, MI |
| Redhaven |
0
|
round/oblate, uniform, 40 to 60% red on a yellow ground.Hardy wood and bud, non-browning, fuzzy fruit, prolific flowering, fruit stores well, freestone in most years, 2 1/2"+ if thinned properly |
| Harbrite |
2
|
60-70% red skin, mite susceptible, good b.s. resistance, attractive, semifreestone, hard to get large fruit, range of fruit maturities, stores well, significant split pits in some years, sometimes insufficient skin color. |
| General |
2
|
early evaluation at sWMREC, Flamecrest X Harbinger, reported by NY to have very firm, yellow fleshed, with very little red flesh, 60% red blush with red striped skin, round fruit, good fruit bud hardiness. |
| Vivid |
2
|
60% bright red skin with large size potential, flesh is yellow and freestone, somewhat bacterial spot susceptible, 950 hr chilling, somewhat lopsided, slight beak, raised suture, good flavor, retains flavor, ripens fast |
| Red Star |
3
|
large, firm, very slightly clingy, yellow flesh, usually low fuzz, red pit, 40 to 90% dark red skin depending on year, bright yellow background, juicy, raised suture softens early some years, some bacterial spot on fruit |
| PF-12A |
3
|
Medium to decent size fruit, depending on site, 90+% dark red skin colors early on exposed fruit, stays firm when ripe, attractive, freestone, upright vigorous tree, decent bacterial spot resistance, good flavor and holds flavor well most years |
| PF-15A |
4
|
80% dark skin, attractive, uniform round fruit, productive, moderate vigor, some bacterial spot on leaves and fruit, size is adequate but not large, healthy tree |
| PF-12B |
4
|
90+% red skin, decent to large round/oblate fruit, holds flavor well most years, fruit somewhat bacterial spot susceptible, red pit, mild flavor, some canker noted |
| Starfire |
4
|
50 to 90% red skin, depending on year, decent to good fruit size potential, somewhat bacterial spot susceptible, attractive, multiple picking peach, hangs and stores well, good bud hardiness, open tree, good flavor, raised suture under some conditions |
| PF-14 New Jersey |
4
|
Formerly called PF-15. Attractive 60% to 80% red skin, some bacterial spot on leaves, less on fruit, ripens with Redhaven some years, some growers prefer this to PF-15A. |
| John Boy |
5
|
relatively large, freestone, firm, with 50 to 60% red skin on attractive bright yellow background.Production in Michigan has been good but reported to be inconsistent in New Jersey, less bacterial spot than Red Haven, flavor good |
| Blazing Star |
5
|
60% to 80% red dark skin, freestone yellow flesh, attractive, round/oblate generally large fruit, high shoulder, firm flesh when ripe, good bacterial spot resistance, slight scattered red in flesh, slightly bumpy on ends of fruit |
| PF-15B |
8
|
90%+ red skin, looks nice, relatively large fruit potential, some split pits, decent to good flavor, some bacterial spot on leaves, fruit hangs well, some tearing of flesh when harvesting ripe, tree with naturally wide crotch angles, |
| Glohaven |
8
|
20 to 60% red skin on orange/yellow background, yellow flesh, very firm and resists browning, round, attractive shape, good size potential,does not crop well, okay flavor, 850 hr chilling. |
| Canadian Harmony |
11
|
freestone, 50% red skin on light green, very good flavor and size potental. Moderate resistance to bacterial spot.Medium firm flesh, blush region sometime soft, suture may be raised & bumpy, vigorous tree, inconsistent cropper, not enough color for wholesale. |
| Bounty |
10
|
large fruit potential, round, uniform, leaves and fruit moderately bacterial spot susceptible, firm, good quality fruit hangs well, 50% to 80% red skin on yellow/slight green background, need more evaluation of productivity, one to watch |
| Contender |
12
|
60-70% solid red blush on yellow/slight green background, attractive, blooms late, tends to overcrop with medium size fruit, some drop, maybe uneven ripening, decent bacterial spot resistance, slight raised suture, flavor fair when ripe |
| Harrow Beauty |
12
|
80-90% red on orange/yellow background, modest size potential, productive, maybe unattractive suture, hardy, very firm yellow flesh, red toward pit, decent bacterial spot resistance, willowy tree, fruit retains flavor |
| Coralstar |
12
|
early evaluation, non-browning, large fruit potential, high shoulder, maybe raised suture, 60-70% medium red skin, good flavor, nice flesh quality and retains flavor, low fuzz, good bacterial spot resistance |
| PF-20-007 |
12
|
attractive 70% to 80%+ red skin on bright yellow background, round/oblate, relatively large fruit, low fuzz, yellow flesh retains firmness, slightly stringy, fruit somewhat bacterial spot susceptible, light crop some years, raised suture, red pit |
| Loring |
12
|
40% red blush over yellow/green background,fair bud hardiness, some canker susceptibility,vigorous tree, some complaints that it does not ship well, freestone, skin color not sufficient some years, okay flavor |
| PF-17 |
12
|
60% red skin, 2 1/2"+ decent fruit size potential, low fuzz, attractive, fruit has high shoulder and some tendency to tear at stem causing fruit drop, acceptable bacterial spot resistance, firm nice quality flesh with good flavor, good fruit bud hardiness |
| Harrow Fair |
12
|
early evaluation, 65% red blush with attractive bright background, fruit from young trees are somewhat oblong, uniform ripening, modest size potential, firm flesh, good quality, good flavor retention, freestone, good bacterial spot resistance, productive |
| PF-23 |
16
|
attractive 80%+ dark red skin, fruit with very good firmness retention, few pickings, red pit, somewhat susceptible to bacterial spot, uniform fruit, a few reports of cold tender fruit buds, decent fruit size potential |
| PF-24-007 |
18
|
large fruit with 50 to 60% red skin on yellow background, round/slight oblate, good bacterial spot resistance, good cropping although flower density sometimes low, firm good quality yellow flesh, retains flavor, early evaluation, one to watch |
| FA-100 |
18
|
90% deep red skin, firm, large fruit, some bacterial spot on leaves, retains flavor, noticable suture in 2000, some years with appreciable red in flesh |
| PF-19A |
18
|
80% solid red blush, leaves and fruit are moderately susceptible to bacterial spot, some canker on young trees, okay fruit potential, attractive, loose skin near stem, somwhat bumpy, high shoulder on fruit, good firmness, not released yet |
| Allstar |
18
|
Loring season, round to oblong, modest fruit size potential, nearly freestone, 70 to 90% red skin, good flavor, flavor retention not great in 2000, productive, some bacterial spot noted, softens on shoulders, flesh somewhat unattractive in 2000 |
| II 7(26) |
18
|
SH424 X Fayette, 90% solid red skin, prolific, multiple picking, firm, mostly large fruit, range of fruit sizes, flavor good, good firmness, round uniform fruit, attractive blush, sometimes tears at peduncle, some canker noted |
| Glowing Star |
24
|
70% dark red skin, round/oblate, somewhat raised suture, firm, large, large fruit size potential, bumpy calyx, non-browning, freestone, okay to good flavor, skin is loose at stem, vigorous tree |
| Cresthaven |
24
|
hardy, hangs well, fruit is medium large--good if thinned, firm, round, fruit may get soft in red areas and on suture, somewhat susceptible to bacterial spot, fruit cracks in rainy season, fruit stores well, 40-50% red skin, variable performance |
| Redskin |
25
|
good cropping and bacterial spot resistance.Some irregular fruit with suture problem in some years, not real attractive. Firm, clean flesh, long bloom. 40 to 50% red, fruit decent but not large, upright, vigorous, tough tree, some fruit drop tendency |
| Harcrest |
28
|
fruit is medium to large, almost egg-shaped, 50 to 60% red.Flesh is very firm, yellow, and freestone, appears to be moderately resistant to canker, brown rot and slightly susceptible to bacterial spot, productive and hardy, tendency to drop. |
| Fayette |
28
|
fair tree and bud hardiness, firm, smooth, yellow flesh, decent uniform fruit size, round/oblate somewhat asymmetric, ships well, smaller than Redskin and slower growth, somewhat bacterial spot susceptible, flavor not great, skin is 40-50% red, |
| PF-27A |
30
|
early evaluation at SWMREC, raised suture, 60% red skin, low fuzz, nice flavor, good fruit size reported in New Jersey, retains firmness, good bacterial spot resistance |
| Encore |
31
|
bud hardy, moderate to large fruit, good firmness, green ground color, good bud hardiness, some complaints about fruit dropping, decent bacterial spot resistance, round, 60% red skin, firm, red pit |
| PF-25 |
33
|
early evaluation at SWMREC, 70% red skin, firm yellow flesh, low fuzz, nice flavor, good bacterial spot resistance, large pit, large fruit size potential, no comments yet on productivity |
| Laurol |
41
|
decent but not real large fruit, 60% red over bright yellow ground color, freestone, red pit, firm flesh, significant bacterial spot on leaves and fruit, productive, some canker, some tree to tree variation noted, PP#8558. |
| Pretty Lady |
45
|
95% dark red skin, low fuzz, somwhat small fruit on young trees, round with rough raised suture, yellow suture in flesh,freestone, red pit, firm flesh, crunchy, bacterial spot may be a problem, watch this one |