Prunus persica 'Delicious'

Cultivar

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Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous tree.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread endozoochory
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Cultivation

Origin: in New Brunswik, N.J., by M.A. Blake, New Jersey Agr. Expt. Sta. Introd. in 1925. Belle × Greensboro; cross made in 1914. Tree: vigorous, productivity medium; flower medium, nonshowy; leaf glands reniform. Fruit: small to medium; ovate, apex depressed; skin dull red over greenish-white ground, fair appearance, pubescence heavy; flesh white, heavily marked red at pit, soft, melting, lacks flavor, semi-freestone to free; ripens 2 weeks before Elberta, quality fair.
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Germination duration (days) 120 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
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Minimum temperature (C°) -20
Optimum temperature (C°) 20 - 33
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Vigor vigorous
Productivity moderate productivity

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Synonyms

Prunus persica 'Delicious'