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Prunus persica 'PacificStar'

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 Fresno, Calif., by John H. Weinberger. Introd. in 1982. Plant patent 4893; 5 Oct. 1982; assigned to Superior Farming Co. May Grand o.p.; selected in 1977; tested as 69-128. Tree: medium vigor; upright­spreading; medium productivity; regular bearing; flowers midseason. Well-suited for commercial shipping. Fruit: most nearly resembles May Grand, but rounder and smoother; size medium, 60 mm; skin highly colored, crimson on yellow ground color; flesh yellow with slight red at apex, firm, melting, excellent quality. Ripens 1 week after May Grand.
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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 moderate productivity

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Synonyms

Prunus persica 'PacificStar'
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