| Cultivar Name: |
Veteran
|
| Type |
Peach |
| Patent |
Not Patented
|
| Parentage |
Prunus persica cv. Vaughn X Early Elberta
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| Species |
Prunus persica
|
| Usage |
Scion
|
| Products |
Canning
Freezing
Fresh Market
|
| Chill Requirement |
900 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 Vineland Station, Ont., Canada, by the Ontario Dept. Agr., Hort. Res. Inst. Introd. in 1928. Medium to large size fruit thats round-oblate. Skin is yellow to yellow-orange and splashed red. Attractive with yellow flesh, melting, soft with good quality. One of the most reliable peaches for cold climates: winter hardy and late blooming. When fully ripe the yellow flesh is freestone and richly flavored. Trees are vigorous; highly productive; flower small nonshowy; leaf glands reniform. |
| 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
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No photos for this cultivar.
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