| Cultivar Name: |
Donut
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| Type |
Peach |
| Synonyms |
Stark Saturn; Saucer; Peento; N.J. F-2
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| Patent |
Not Patented
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| Parentage |
P. persica: Unnamed New Jersey seedling No. 602903 x cv. Pallas
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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 |
450 chill hours required
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| Yield |
High
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| Flesh Color |
White
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| Pit |
Freestone
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| Ripening time |
weeks relative to
Elberta
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| Self Compatible |
Yes - Self Compatible
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| Description |
'Stark Saturn' is the recognized and registered trademark of 'N.J. F-2' (Bailey and Hough 1983). The cultivar has a highly blushed red skin and a distinctive configuration which is vertically compressed and oblate, shaped like a doughnut. This peach is Sweet, with a mild flavor described by some as almond-like. The fruit was found to possess a tough skin and flesh which is fine, tender and melting with a mild, delicate, and very good flavor. The cultivar has exhibited resistance to common bacterial leaf spot (i.e. Xanthamonas pruni), and the fruit buds have exhibited exceptionally good winter hardiness. Trees are large, vigorous with spreading growth; hardy; very productive; regular bearer. |
| References |
- L.E. Cooke Co. Fruit and Nut Tree Variety Descriptions. Link
- Dave Wilson Nursery. Link
- United States Patent and Trademark Office
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No photos for this cultivar.
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