WorldFloraDB - Prunus armeniaca 'Tomcot'

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous tree. It grows 2.5-4m high.

Life form	perennial
Growth form	tree
Growth support	-
Foliage retention	deciduous
Sexuality	hermaphrodite
Pollination	entomogamy
Spread	endozoochory
Mature width (meter)	2.5 - 4.0
Mature height (meter)	2.5 - 4.0
Root system	-
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Root diameter (meter)	-
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Nitrogen fixer	-
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Environment

Light
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Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

Uses	-
Edible	-
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Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Origin: in Prosser, Wash., by T.K. Toyama, Irrigated Agr. Res. and Ext. Center, Washington State Univ. Introd. in 1989. Plant patent 7034; 19 Sept. 1989; assigned to Washington State Univ. Rival × P63-265 (Goldrich open-pollinated). Cross made in 1970; selected in 1974; tested as PA 7005-8. Fruit large; oval to round; skin has trace of blush on light orange background, attractive; flesh light orange, firm, moderately juicy; quality very good; ripens very early, 18 days before Wenatchee in Prosser; for fresh market. Tree: vigorous; blooms early, 2 or 3 days before Wenatchee; flowers partially self-fertile. Fruit:

Mode	graftings
Germination duration (days)	120 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°)	18 - 23
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	-
Minimum temperature (C°)	-18
Optimum temperature (C°)	14 - 35
Size	-
Vigor	vigorous
Productivity	-

Identifiers

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Synonyms

Prunus armeniaca 'Tomcot'

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