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Prunus persica 'Fireball'

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: unknown. Introd. in 1952 by Peach Ridge Farms & Nursery, Clemson, S.C. Parentage unknown; discovered about 1948. Tree: vigor medium, low productivity in some areas; flower medium, nonshowy; leaf glands globose; chilling requirement 850 h. Fruit: large; round, apex tipped; skin blushed and red striped over most of surface, ground color greenish-yellow, appearance fair; flesh yellow, red at pit, freestone, firm, melting, very good quality; ripens 2 weeks before Elberta, with Sunhigh.
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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 moderate vigor
Productivity low productivity

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Synonyms

Prunus persica 'False Sunhigh' Prunus persica 'Fireball'
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