| Cultivar Name: |
Rubidoux
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| Type |
Peach |
| Patent |
Not Patented
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| Parentage |
Prunus persica cv. Parentage includes Elberta, Late Champion, Luken Honey, and Peento.
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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 |
350 chill hours required
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| Yield |
High
|
| Flesh Color |
Yellow
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| Pit |
Freestone
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| Ripening time |
+2
weeks relative to
Elberta
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| Self Compatible |
Yes - Self Compatible
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| Description |
Orig. in Riverside, Calif., by J.W. Lesley, California Citrus Expt. Sta. Introd. in 1949. Medium size fruit with greenish-yellow skin and a dull red blush. Flesh is light yellow with a deep red around the pit extending into the flesh. A sweet, well flavored peach that keeps very well in cold storage. Trees are vigorous, spreading, retains foliage into late fall; good production; short winter-chilling required. |
| 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.
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