| Cultivar Name: |
Cresthaven
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| Type |
Peach |
| Patent |
Not Patented
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| Parentage |
Prunus persica cv. Kalhaven x South Haven 309 (SH 50 x Redhaven)
|
| Species |
Prunus persica
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| Usage |
Scion
|
| Products |
Canning
Freezing
|
| Chill Requirement |
950 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 South Haven, Mich., by Stanley Johnson and J.E. Moulton, Michigan Agr. Expt. Sta. Introduced in 1963. Medium to large fruit, uniform and nearly round in size. Skin is bright red over gold and very attractive. Moderately thick and tough with clear yellow flesh. This peach has too much red in pit cavity for commercial canning but satisfactory for home canning; freezes unusually well; very resistant to browning, Trees are medium to large, vigorous, productive; self-fruitful, above average in hardiness; flower medium in size; leaves with reniform glands. Moderately resistant to bacterial spot. Dependable cropping cultivar. Carries gene for pollen sterility and gene for Mdh1-1. |
| 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.
- Variety Chill Hours Zone Fruit - Grandpa's Orchard; Link
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