| Cultivar Name: |
Monaco
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| Type |
Peach |
| Patent |
Not Patented
|
| Parentage |
Prunua persica cv. Lovell mutation
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| Species |
Prunus persica
|
| Usage |
Scion
|
| Products |
Canning
|
| Chill Requirement |
750 chill hours required
|
| Yield |
High
|
| Flesh Color |
Yellow
|
| Pit |
Cling
|
| Ripening time |
+3
weeks relative to
Elberta
|
| Self Compatible |
Yes - Self Compatible
|
| Description |
Orig. in Empire, Calif., by James Monaco, Modesto, Calif. Introd. in 1948. A Lovell mutation discovered in 1937. A good size clingstone peach with yellow flesh. Good color and firmness. A commercial canning cultivar. Flowers showy; leaf glands globose; resembles Halford. |
| 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
- Google Patents.
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No photos for this cultivar.
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