| Cultivar Name: |
Fayette
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| Type |
Peach |
| Patent |
Not Patented
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| Parentage |
Prunus persica cv. Fay Elberta x [(Fireglow x Hiley) x Fireglow]
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| Species |
Prunus persica
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| Usage |
Scion
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| Products |
Fresh Market
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| Chill Requirement |
850 chill hours required
|
| Yield |
High
|
| Flesh Color |
Yellow
|
| Pit |
Freestone
|
| Ripening time |
+1
weeks relative to
Elberta
|
| Self Compatible |
Yes - Self Compatible
|
| Description |
Orig. in Fresno, Calif., by J.H. Weinberger, U.S. Hort. Field Sta. Introd. in 1966.Fruit is large and round; skin yellow with red blush, lightly pubescent; yellow flesh, very firm, smooth textured, flavor fair to good, freestone. Smoother shaped, more highly colored and firmer fleshed than Fay Elberta; ripens between Fay Elberta and Rio Oso Gem. Trees are vigorous; productive; blossoms self-fertile; and large petaled; leaf glands reniform; not susceptible to bacterial spot. Fruit buds may be susceptible to low winter temperatures. |
| References |
- The Brooks and Olmo Register of Fruit & Nut Varieties. Third Edition. 1997. ASHS Press, Alexandria, Virginia.
- Handbook of Peach and Nectarine Varieties - Performance in the Southeastern United States and Index of Names. 1998. USDA-ARS, Byron, Georgia.
- Fruit, Berry and Nut Inventory. Third Edition. 2001. Seed Savers Exchange, Inc.
- Google Patents.
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