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Prunus persica 'Shippers Late Red'

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 early 1930s. Probably J.H. Hale o.p., being propagated from trees grown by H.W. Miller, Paw Paw, W.Va. Tree: vigorous; leaf glands reniform; flower small, nonshowy, self-fruitful; highly productive; chilling requirement of 850 h; susceptible to bacterial leaf spot. Fruit: size medium; ovate, halves somewhat unequal, suture and tip prominent; skin yellow, blushed, pubescence medium; flesh yellow, with more red around pit than J.H. Hale, firm, stringy, somewhat astringent; pit size medium, free; ripens about 3 days before Elberta; ships very well.
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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 high productivity

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Synonyms

Prunus persica 'Big Red' Prunus persica 'Late Elberta' Prunus persica 'Old Boy' Prunus persica 'Shippers Late Red' Prunus persica 'Yates Late Elberta'
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