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Prunus persica 'Summer Star'

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. lntrod. in 1985. Plant patent 5473; 21 May 1985; assigned to Superior Farming Co. Fantasia o.p.; selected in 1977; tested as 90-110. Tree: vigor medium; upright-spreading; productive. Fruit: most nearly resembles Fantasia, with which it ripens, but skin has more red blush and b yellow ground color; rounder and more uniform; fewer cleft sutures; large, 75 mm; flesh yellow, with some red near stone; firm, melting; good eating quality.
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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 productive

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Synonyms

Prunus persica 'Summer Star' Prunus persica 'Sunectwelve'
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