Prunus persica 'Westbrook'

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

Yellow, melting flesh. Origin: Fayetteville, Ark. by J.N. Moore, R.C. Rom and J.R. Clark, Univ. Arkansas; Ark. 172 × Ark. 176; sel. in 1980, tested as Ark. 236; introd. in 2000 by J.R. Clark, J.N. Moore and R.C. Rom. USPPAF. Tree: vigorous, semi-spreading, self-fertile, and very productive. High flower bud set. Leaves have small reniform glands. Flowers are non-showy and pink; blooms 5–6 days later than comparison cultivars. Leaves and fruit are resistant to bacterial spot. Chilling requirement is 750 chill units. (HortScience 36:1164–1167). Fruit: medium size (100–110 g); round; skin is 80% red over a yellow ground; skin is thin and has observed to break down at full maturity in rainy conditions; melting flesh that is medium-firm, yellow color with some red; clingstone pit; very good flavor for very early ripening. Ripens 9 June at Clarksville, Ark., ≈20 days before Redhaven peach.
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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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Prunus persica 'Westbrook'