WorldFloraDB - Prunus persica 'Duke of Georgia'

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous tree.

Life form	perennial
Growth form	tree
Growth support	-
Foliage retention	deciduous
Sexuality	hermaphrodite
Pollination	entomogamy
Spread	endozoochory
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Cultivation

Origin: in Fort Valley, Ga., by John F. Duke. Plant patent 1236; 29 Dec. 1953; by John F. Duke, Sr., John F. Duke, Jr., and Leman P. Duke, Fort Valley. Possibly Erly-Red-Fre mutation. Tree: low winter chilling requirement; leaf glands globose. Fruit: average 2 to 2 1/4 inches in cheek diam.; round, apex somewhat pointed; skin light green to cherry red, thin, tough; flesh white, blended with pink and red, juicy, melting, firm, subacid; freestone at maturity, splitpits common; resembles Erly-Red-Fre very closely but matures about 10 days earlier.

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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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Synonyms

Prunus persica 'Duke of Georgia'

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