| Cultivar Name: |
Gene Elberta
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| Type |
Peach |
| Patent |
Not Patented
|
| Parentage |
Prunus persica cv. Parentage Unknown
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| Species |
Prunus persica
|
| Usage |
Scion
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| Products |
Canning
Freezing
Fresh Market
|
| Yield |
High
|
| Flesh Color |
Yellow
|
| Ripening time |
-1
weeks relative to
Elberta
|
| Self Compatible |
Yes - Self Compatible
|
| Description |
Orig. in Newcastle, Calif., by E.F. Fowler, Fowler Nurseries. Introd. in 1960. Parentage Unknown. Large and flavorful fruit. Skin is blushed with a red covering. A well-liked, fresh market peach that can be canned or frozen. A heavy producer; Fruit does not oxidize. Trees are vigorous and bears well. |
| References |
- The Brooks and Olmo Register of Fruit & Nut Varieties. Third Edition. 1997. ASHS Press, Alexandria, Virginia.
- Fowler Nursery Commercial Fruit and Nut Tree Variety Descriptions. Link
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No photos for this cultivar.
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