| Cultivar Name: |
Suncrest
|
| Type |
Peach |
| Patent |
Not Patented
|
| Parentage |
Prunus persica cv. Alamar x Gold Dust
|
| Species |
Prunus persica
|
| Usage |
Scion
|
| Products |
Fresh Market
|
| Chill Requirement |
650 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 Fresno, Calif. by the Crops Res. Division, USDA. Introd. in 1959. Suncrest is the peach immortalized by the book Epitaph for a Peach: Four Seasons on My Family Farm, by David Mas Masumoto (1995). Large, round fruit that at maturity two-thirds of skin is covered with bright, attractive red over a yellow ground color. Yellow flesh that is firm but melting with good texture and flavor. A good shipping cultivar that is a good commercial market peach. Trees are vigorous, productive; large flower, self-fruitful, opening about with Elberta. Susceptible to bacterial spot. |
| 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.
- Fruit, Berry and Nut Inventory. Third Edition. 2001. Seed Savers Exchange, Inc.
- Dave Wilson Nursery. Link
- Google Patents.
- Variety Chill Hours Zone Fruit - Grandpa's Orchard; Link
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