was good where trees were open. 



1993 Planting 



Yellow-fleshed Peaches 



John Boy was a very large, flavorful peach. It 

 was attractive, but did not have the best 

 quality. Fruit were harvested a little late, 

 which may have influenced quality. 



Sentry appeared to be a good peach, but 

 further evaluations are required. 



White-fleshed Peaches 



Lady Nancy fruit were of good size and quality 

 and very attractive. 



Red Rose fruit were medium in size and had 

 good quality. 



1994 Planting 



White-fleshed Peaches 



White Lady trees bore a few fruit in 1996, but 

 will reserve comment until next year. 



Sugar Lady trees also bore fruit for the first 

 time in 1996. Fruit were good size and had 

 reason-able quality. 



Nectarines 



Easternglo produced a few fruit in 1996. Color 

 was excellent, but flavor was not great. 



Sunglo produced few fruit in 1996. Fruit had 

 good size, good color, and good flavor. 



1996 Planting 



Descriptions below are based on catolog or 

 on evaluations from other areas of the country. 



Yellow-fleshed Peaches 



PF-1 fruit ripen 20 days before Redhaven, are 



partial clingstone, and have very few split pits. 

 Trees are hardy. Color is 90% red over yellow. 



PF-15A fruit ripen 13 days after Redhaven, are 

 large, red over yellow, and freestone. Trees 

 produce heavily and are hardy. 



PF-17A fruit ripen 17 days after Redhaven, are 

 large, firm, and 70% red. Fruit are reported to 

 be excellent for shipping. Trees are hardy. 



White-fleshed Peaches 



Raritan Rose fruit ripen 4 days after 

 Redhaven, are firm, attractive, and freestone, 

 with good quality. Trees are vigorous, hardy, 

 and productive. 



White-fleshed Nectarines 



Arctic Glo fi"uit ripen 10 days before 

 Redhaven, are medium-large, very firm, highly 

 colored, and reported to ship well. Trees are 

 vigorous and productive. 



Arctic Rose fi"uit ripen 7 days after Redhaven, 

 are medium size, firm, very sweet, and highly 

 colored. 



Arctic Queen fi'uit ripen 29 days after 

 Redhaven, are large, firm, sweet, and highly 

 colored. 



In 1997, I will conduct a more extensive 

 evaluation of all the cultivars in this trial. I will 

 evaluate fi"uit for size, color, taste, abnormali- 

 ties (such as split pits), and texture. Tree vigor 

 and productivity and disease resistance also 

 will be evaluated. Also less favorable cultivars 

 will be removed and possibly replaced with 

 additional early cultivars. 



At this time, I recommend that Massachu- 

 setts growers plant on a trial basis the following 

 yellow-fleshed peach cultivars: Jerseydawn, 

 Salem, Flavorcrest, New Haven, Madison, 

 Harrow Beauty, Jim Dandee, and Harcrest. 

 For a white-fleshed peach, Summer Pearl 

 should be tried. Earliscarlet, Summer Beaut, 

 and Fantasia are nectarines worthy of trial. 



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