| Cultivar Name: |
Hesse
|
| Type |
Peach |
| Patent |
Beutel , et al. 1993 PP08332
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| Parentage |
Prunus persica cv. Riegles op
|
| Species |
Prunus persica
|
| Usage |
Scion
|
| Products |
Canning
|
| Chill Requirement |
1100 chill hours required
|
| Yield |
High
|
| Flesh Color |
Yellow
|
| Pit |
Cling
|
| Ripening time |
+4
weeks relative to
Elberta
|
| Self Compatible |
Yes - Self Compatible
|
| Description |
Orig. in 1973 at Univ. of California, Davis. Selected in 1978 by R. Fenton; tested as 18,6-60; released in 1993 by T.M. Gradziel, W. Beres, J. Doyle, and C. Weeks. Fruit is medium size; globose; moderately pubescence. Flesh uniform yellow to yellow-orange throughout, non-melting, clingstone with a smaller than average light-brown pit. Ripens with Starn. Flowers large, nonshowy; leaf glands globose. Trees are medium in size and vigor; productive; slightly upright. |
| 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.
- United States Patent and Trademark Office
- Google Patents.
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