| Cultivar Name: |
Eloise
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| Type |
Peach |
| Synonyms |
Mairose, Mayrose; 4, 11-16A
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| Patent |
The Regents of the University of California (Berkeley, CA) 1983 PP04985
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| Parentage |
Prunus persica cv. B16-26 x Springtime B16-16 = 6-15Q op (=Alamar x July Elberta)
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| Species |
Prunus persica
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| Usage |
Scion
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| Chill Requirement |
650 chill hours required
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| Yield |
Medium
|
| Flesh Color |
White
|
| Pit |
Freestone
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| Ripening time |
-8
weeks relative to
Elberta
|
| Self Compatible |
Yes - Self Compatible
|
| Description |
Origin: 1983, University of California, Davis. Claron O. Hesse originated the cultivar. This cultivar of peach tree is of medium size and vigor, upright-spreading, and hardy under California conditions. It's a regular and productive bearer of uniform, medium size, symmetrical, semi-freestone, early-ripening fruit, globose in axial aspect and globose to slightly ovate in ventral suture aspect, the fruit having white to cream color flesh, and skin having a yellow ground color substantially blushed with red. Sold in Europe as Mayrose. |
| References |
- Handbook of Peach and Nectarine Varieties - Performance in the Southeastern United States and Index of Names. 1998. USDA-ARS, Byron, Georgia.
- United States Patent and Trademark Office
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No photos for this cultivar.
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