| Cultivar Name: |
Fortyniner
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| Type |
Peach |
| Synonyms |
Forty Niner, Merrill 49'er
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| Patent |
Not Patented
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| Parentage |
Prunus persica cv. J.H. Hale o.p.
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| Species |
Prunus persica
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| Usage |
Scion
|
| Products |
Culinary
Fresh Market
Preserves
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| Chill Requirement |
700 chill hours required
|
| Yield |
High
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| Flesh Color |
Yellow
|
| Pit |
Freestone
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| Ripening time |
0
weeks relative to
Elberta
|
| Self Compatible |
Yes - Self Compatible
|
| Description |
Orig. in Red Bluff, CA., By Grant Merrill. Introduced in 1950. J.H. Hale o.p.; selected in 1943. Large fruit with brightly red blushed skin over yellow, firm, very attractive; yellow flesh; excellent quality. Excellent dessert quality, good keeper. Trees are vigorous and fruitful; subject to bacterial spot. |
| References |
- The Brooks and Olmo Register of Fruit & Nut Varieties. Third Edition. 1997. ASHS Press, Alexandria, Virginia.
- Sierra Gold Nurseries Variety Descriptions. Link
- L.E. Cooke Co. Fruit and Nut Tree Variety Descriptions. Link
- Dave Wilson Nursery. Link
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No photos for this cultivar.
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