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Prunus persica 'Sundowner'

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 Agr. Expt. Sta., Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, by W.B. Sherman and R.H. Sharpe and named by New South Wales Dept. of Agriculture, Australia. Open-pollinated seedling of a Columbina × Sunred selection. Selected in 1976; tested as Fla. 6-3N. Tree: Fruit: medium; skin 90% red blush; flesh yellow, medium firm, semi­freestone; ripens 90 days after bloom. Flowers showy; leaf glands reniform. Resistant to bacterial leafspot. Chilling requirement: 250 chill units.
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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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Synonyms

Prunus persica 'Sundowner'
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