Bounty 



Ernie's Choice 



Harrow Beauty 



Jim Dandee™'"' 



Harcrest 



Fayette 



flavor. Madison was the har- 

 diest cv. during the winter of 

 '93-'94 with 85% bud survival. 



First fruited in 1992. Ripens 

 end of August - early Septem- 

 ber. Its size is its best quality. 

 Fruits are very large; flavor 

 is good. Trees are productive. 

 Bounty had less than 10% bud 

 survival after the winter of 

 '93-'94. 



First fruited in 1991. Ripens 

 mid-August. Size is good, 

 fruit quality is disappointing 

 - little flavor Only a few buds 

 survived the vdnter of '93-'94. 



First fruited in 1992. Ripens 

 mid-August. Size is good, 

 flesh is firm and melting. Fla- 

 vor is good. Bud survival was 

 less than 10% after the win- 

 ter of '93-'94. 



First fruited in 1991. Ripens 

 mid-late August. Fruit is 

 huge; color is good; flesh is 

 firm, melting, juicy, and has 

 excellent flavor; freestone. 

 Trees are productive. Bud 

 survival was low - 10% after 

 winter of '93-'94. 



First fruited in 1992. Ripens 

 late August. Fruit size is good; 

 fruit quality is excellent - 

 melting, sweet flesh with 

 strong peach flavor, freestone. 

 Trees are productive. Bud 

 survival was good - 60% above 

 4 ft. and 10%^ below 4 ft. after 

 the winter of '93-'94. 



First fruited in 1991. Ripens 

 early-mid September. Size is 

 good; color is good; fruit is 

 good to excellent. May be a 

 little late ripening for many 

 growers who are into apple 

 harvest. However, this is a 

 very good late-season peach. 

 Bud survival was poor - less 

 than 10% after the winter of 

 '93-'94. 



Encore™'S) 



First fruited in 1992. Ripens 

 mid-late September ( I har- 

 vested the last few peaches 9/ 

 28/95.) Fruit size is good with 

 good color Encore has a re- 

 cessed stem end which makes 

 harvesting more difficult. 

 Fruit is firm, melting, good 

 flavor, with a somewhat as- 

 tringent aftertaste. Very late 

 for Mcintosh growers. 



White- fleshed Peaches 



Summer Pearl™'^' 



First fruited in 1995. Fruit 

 was of good size, firm fleshed, 

 melting, juicy and excellent 

 flavor. ( A popular cv at the 

 Research Center!) Bud sur- 

 vival was low, about 10% af- 

 ter the winter of '93-'94. 



Nectarines 



Earliscarlet First fruited in 1991. Ripens 



in early-mid August. Fruit 

 size is excellent, color also is 

 very good, great tasting nec- 

 tarine. Productive. Approxi- 

 mately 50%> bud survival af- 

 ter the winter of '93-'94. 



Fantasia First fruited in 1992. Ripens 



in mid September. Size and 

 color are outstanding. Flesh 

 is firm, melting with excellent 

 flavor. A cultivarthat is 

 grown extensively on the 

 West coast that also does very 

 well here. Very productive 

 trees. Approximately 50% 

 bud survival after the winter 

 of'93-'94. 



Redgold First fruited in 1992. Ripens 



early-mid September. Fruit 

 size is good, color is variable, 

 flavor is variable - in 1994 fla- 

 vor was mild, in 1995 flavor 

 was very good. Not as pro- 

 ductive as Earliscarlet. Ap- 

 proximately 40% bud survival 

 after '93-'94 winter. 



Summer Beaut™'^" Fruit fruited in 1991. Ripens 



Fruit Notes, Fall, 1995 



