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Prunus persica 'Pioneer'

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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 Ontario, Calif., by Herbert C. Swim. Introd. in 1949. Plant patent 787; 9 Mar. 1948; assigned to Armstrong Nurseries, Ontario, Calif. (Gold Mine nectarine × Rio Oso Gem peach) selfed; selected in 1943. Tree: resistant to delayed foliation, being similar to Redwing peach; flowers large, pink, very showy; leaf glands reniform. Fruit: skin red, thin, sufficiently crisp to be eaten with ease; flavor rich; distinctive; flesh yellow with red coloring, especially around pit, freestone; ripens in same season as Gold Mine (last week in July); resembles Lippiatt's Late Orange nectarine.
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Origin: in New Brunswick, N.J., by M.A. Blake, New Jersey Agr. Expt. Sta. Introd. in 1925. Belle × Greensboro; cross made in 1915. Tree: vigorous; productive; hardy; flower small, nonshowy; leaf glands reniform; chilling requirement 800 h. Fruit: size medium; oval; skin bright red, pubescence heavy, attractive; flesh white, coarse, soft, melting, semiclingstone to almost freestone; ripens 3 weeks before Elberta; resembles Cumberland.
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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 productive

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Prunus persica 'Pioneer'
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