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Prunus persica 'Earligold'

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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

Yellow-fleshed, firm-melting, early-season, clingstone peach. Distinct from Earligold peach introd. in 1958 by Armstrong Nurseries, Ontario, CA. Origin: ARC Infruitec-Nietvoorbij, South Africa, by J.H. Acker. Parentage unknown; introd. 2009. Tree: large; vigorous; semi-spreading; productive; flowers non-showy, self-fertile, medium-pink; chilling requirement 200-400 h (Infruitec Units); leaf glands globose. Fruit: large; round-oblong, uniform; no red overcolor on orange-yellow ground color; little pubescence; flesh yellow, firm, melting; medium-sweet, mildly acidic; ripens 4th week of November in Lethlabile, South Africa.
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Origin: in Ontario, Calif., by Herbert C. Swim, Armstrong Nurseries. Introd. in 1958. Plant patent 1883; 8 Dec. 1959. Complex parentage; selected in 1952. Tree: vigorous; chilling requirement low, equal to or slightly less than for Springtime; yield good for its season. Fruit: size medium; skin color good if not picked too early, for it colors late; flesh yellow, semi-freestone; maturity period 5 to 7 days longer than for Springtime.
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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
Size large
Vigor vigorous
Productivity productive

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Prunus persica 'Earligold'
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