| Cultivar Name: |
Juneprince
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| Type |
Peach |
| Patent |
Not Patented
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| Parentage |
Prunus persica cv. [(Sunhigh x Southland) x Redcap] x Junegold
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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 |
650 chill hours required
|
| Yield |
Medium
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| Flesh Color |
Yellow
|
| Pit |
Freestone
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| Ripening time |
-4
weeks relative to
Elberta
|
| Self Compatible |
Yes - Self Compatible
|
| Description |
Orig. at Byron, Ga., by W.R. Okie, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture S.E. Fruit & Tree Nut Res. Lab. Selected in 1966. Named after Victor E. Prince USDA peach breeder. Large fruit; skin attractive red on yellow ground color, pubescence light; flesh melting. Moderately resistant to bacterial spot. One of the few peaches with no leaf glands. A promising cultivar in lower chilling areas to replace Coronet. Flowers showy self-fertile; leaf glands absent; leaf margin serrate. |
| 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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No photos for this cultivar.
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