| BRADFORD FARMS 2008 SELECTIONS | |||||
| Wednesday, June 4, 2008 -61 *** Reference: Rose Bright -63 Rose Diamond | |||||
| Samples from Le Grand: Would be a week earlier in Kingsburg – more at Kettleman | |||||
| This Week: Cold. | |||||
| NECTARINES & PEACHES | |||||
| Yellow Flesh Nectarine | |||||
| 0P262 | YN vLC | -72 | Nice size, flat shape, heavy crop, full red color, good flavor - 0P373 Look-alike. | P1 | |
| 0P451 | YN vLC | -68 | Good size on baby tree, flat shape, some freckles, good firmness - 0P373 Look-alike. | P1 | |
| 1P2 | YN mLC | -65 | Flat shape, firm, nice size, ok flavor, dark red color. | ||
| Kay Diamond VII | YN mLC | -65 | 53P410 - LARGE, firm, excellent color, heavy setter, eglandular, very nice flavor. This and 6M86 are our BEST early nectarines. 2008 Packout: 56's 44%, 64's 26%, 48's 25%, 42's 1%, 70's 3%. | P1, P2, P3 | |
| Rose Bright | YN | -63 | Excellent commercially this year. Full color, large size with plenty of 56's, 48's, 64's, heavy cropping, firm, much larger than Rose Diamond. | P1 | |
| White Flesh Nectarine | |||||
| 2P790 | WN | -68 | Firm, clean, good crop, good size again this year, but flavor is better with 14-16 brix. | P1, P2, P3 | |
| 13G305 | WN | -63 | Large crop, very firm, fantastic flavor with 18 brix, rough this year with some cracks from rain and some freckling, nice shape, 64's. | ||
| Yellow Flesh Nectarine - Subacid | |||||
| 29C577 | YNSA | -70 | Sub-acid nectarine that was ready last week, large size, good firmness, 14-15 brix, nice shape, good color. | P1 | |
| Yellow Flesh Peach | |||||
| *Spring Princess | YP vLC | -70 | Very heavy crop, very low chill, flat shape, good flavor, average color, firm, LARGE commercially. | P1, P2 | |
| 0P80 | YP vLC | -68 | Very much like Spring Princess, but full color. | P1 | |
| 8G454 | YPC NM | -63 | Medium size, 56's, firm non-melting texture, excellent flavor, color? | P1 | |
| White Flesh Peach | |||||
| 47P2 | WP mLC | -65 | White peach with great flavor, 18 brix, nice round shape, medium color, FIRM, nice size for baby limb. | P1 | |
| Yellow Flesh Peach Sub-acid | |||||
| 8P684 | YPSA mLC | -63 | Round, perfect shape, sub-acid melting peach, 16 brix, firm, 56's, good color, very nice flavor. | P1 | |
| 31C104 | YPSA NM LC | -62 | Perfect flat shape, nice pink to red color, large size on baby tree, 56's, indented nose, 14-19 brix -- VERY PROMISING. | P1 | |
| APRICOTS | |||||
| 18P46 | -67 | Very large, but oblong, good flavor, 15 brix, but strong apricot flavor. | P1 | ||
| 45P979 | -63 | Large, lighter crop, nice color with some red blush, good flavor, 17 brix, no drops, juicy. | P1 | ||
| 45P990 | -63 | Lighter crop, very blocky shape, firm, smooth color, 16 brix, flavor? No drops. | P1 | ||
