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Prunus persica 'Summertime'

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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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Yellow-fleshed, melting, midseason, clingstone dessert peach suitable for export. Distinct from Summertime peach introd. in 1959 by Stribling’s Nursery, Merced, CA. Origin: ARC Infruitec-Nietvoorbij, South Africa, by J.H. Acker. Parentage unknown; introd. 2009. Tree: moderate vigor; semi-spreading; productive; flowers showy, self-fertile, medium-pink; chilling requirement 400-600 h (Infruitec Units); leaf glands reniform. Fruit: large; round, uniform; light red overcolor covering 80-90% of greenish-yellow ground color; little pubescence; flesh yellow, melting; low sweetness, low acid; ripens 2nd week of December on Bien Donné, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
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Origin: in Merced, Calif., by Stribling's Nurseries. Introd. in 1959. S-53-23 o.p.; selected in 1956; tested as S-57-2. Tree: Fruit: uniformly large; round; skin bright golden, highly blushed; flesh yellow, very fine flavor, no oxidation when frozen; freestone; good used fresh or frozen; ripens after Stardust and about with Fortyniner; resembles Suncrest and Fortyniner.
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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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Prunus persica 'Summertime'
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