Week of May 30th (-71)
BRADFORD FARMS 2006 SHOWINGS – www.bradfordgenetics.com
10219 E. Mariposa Way, Le Grand, CA 95333
Tuesday, May 30th , -71 Reference: Rose Diamond –63 one week away
PEACHES AND NECTARINES:
Key: LC = Low Chill NM = Non-melting
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LAST WEEK |
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13P396 |
YN –82 LC |
Still firm, but ripened with May Fire, very good flavor, flat low-chill type shape, need to test for size. |
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*11G132 |
YP –78 NM |
Last Week: A last look at an early non-melting peach that has a round shape with flattened nose, nice smooth color, 64’s with a few 56’s, and good flavor. |
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12G641 *GIANT Spring Princess |
YP –76 VLC ~200 hours
May 2nd in Mettler |
GIANT size with a good crop where it didn’t freeze, very low chill, excellent flat shape – LOTS OF 56’S & 48’s, good flavor. Would have picked here last Thursday.
In Mettler, CA: Picked on May 2nd, 2006, with nice color, size (56’s – 64’s – a few 48’s), very flat shape with indented apex, and medium firmness – see pictures. |
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THIS WEEK |
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8P1241 |
WN –74 LC |
Excellent smooth red color, sweet sub-acid flavor, no cracks, good crop, and firm with size on the young tree the question. |
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*8G372 |
YP –72 NM |
Excellent shape, large size, firm non-melting flesh, excellent flavor, 56’s 48’s 64’s in size, good crop on the original tree, perfect shape. |
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*6M86 |
YN -72 vLC NM? |
Excellent low chill nectarine that ripens 9 days before Rose Bright. It has excellent color, a smooth finish for having lots of rain 10 days ago, excellent flavor, ok size for young tree, round shape with a flat nose, and fantastically firm non-melting flesh. |
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31C574 Table |
YN –72 vLC |
Flat shape, dark red color, firm, good flavor, eglandular. |
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May Pearl I 30P484 |
WNC –74
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Very good flavor, a sweet 16 brix with a minor amount of acid, good crop, dark red color with moderate freckling, handled the 1 ½” of rain pretty well with only minimal cracking this year, but the size is down from last year – mostly 72’s. |
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5P131 |
WP –72 VLC |
70’s on small graft, sweet sub-acid flavor, firm, just ok color, excellent shape. |
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20P1184 |
YP –71 VLC |
The best flavor – like Bright Princess – firm, good shape, a few large, crop damage from frost? |
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*47P810 |
WPC –70 LC |
Sub-acid white peach with perfect shape, very firm non-melting flesh, full red color, good flavor with 15 brix, medium low-chilling requirement, and average size for a young tree in the early season – 70’s & a few 64’s. |
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PREVIEW
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Rose Bright |
YNC -63 |
Preview – reference. |
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Ivory Duchess 29C17 |
WP -60 |
Preview. |
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Apricots:
45P1086 -74 Good crop, firm, red blush over strong orange skin, pretty clean, medium size, strong apricot flavor with 15 to 16 brix – has a slight after taste.
19P422 –64 Self-fertile, excellent crop, very clean, close to picking and the flavor is still tart.
