White-fleshed, melting, clingstone peach with long shelf life. Origin: S.A.R.L. Argo Selection Fruits, Elne, France, by A. Maillard and L. Maillard. ASF 9805 O.P. [Julie × Zaitabo]; tested as 02.09.94 PB; USPP 21,145; 6 July 2010. Tree: large; very vigorous; semi-spreading to semi-upright; very productive; flowers medium-large, showy, self-fertile; adapted to areas with 350-1200 h chilling requirement; leaf glands medium, reniform. Fruit: large-very large; uniform, round; homogenous and luminous purple-red blush covers 80-90% of red ground color; flesh white with red pigmentation around the stone; very firm, very dense, crunchy, melting; semi-sweet; ripens very evenly, homogenously, slowly; long shelf life; grouped maturity, only 2 harvests in 10 d; ripens 7-16 Aug., 2-3 d after Nectarexquise in Elne.
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