| Cultivar Name: |
Giant Babcock
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| Type |
Peach |
| Patent |
Paul K. Fujihara 1955 PP01353
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| Parentage |
Prunus persica cv. Babcock x July Elberta
|
| Species |
Prunus persica
|
| Usage |
Scion
|
| Products |
Fresh Market
|
| Chill Requirement |
400 chill hours required
|
| Yield |
High
|
| Flesh Color |
White
|
| Pit |
Freestone
|
| Ripening time |
-1
weeks relative to
Elberta
|
| Self Compatible |
Yes - Self Compatible
|
| Description |
Orig. in Del Ray, Calif., by Paul K. Fujihara; selected in 1950; Introd. in 1955. Large fruit, skin predominantly red; flesh ivory yellow, streaked outwardly from the stone with shades of red, freestone; resembles Babcock but larger. Sweet and juicy, excellent dessert quality. Trees are similar to July Elberta, medium to large; vigorous; round topped; productive, leaf glands reniform; large flowers, more colorful than Babcock. |
| References |
- The Brooks and Olmo Register of Fruit & Nut Varieties. Third Edition. 1997. ASHS Press, Alexandria, Virginia.
- L.E. Cooke Co. Fruit and Nut Tree Variety Descriptions. Link
- Dave Wilson Nursery. Link
- Google Patents.
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