New Interspecific Apricot and Early Varieties Among Dave Wilson Nursery’s Offerings
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Honeylicious
Honeylicious is a large, yellow-flesh, clingstone nectarine. It has excellent eating quality and an attractive, dark-red skin color. Ripening the end of June into July with 700 chill hours, this fruit is a great choice for commercial farmers. USPP Pending
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Honey Lite
Honey Lite is a yellow-flesh low-acid, sweet nectarine with 19 Brix. With a high degree of attractive red skin, it ripens the first to second week of June and is a heavy producer with sizing of
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Honey Punch
The Honey Punch pluot ripens early to mid-August. This red-speckled pluot has heavy bloom and red flesh with red streaking originating from the skin. The fruit is sweet and juicy with a high Brix. It is sized at 2 5/16 inches to 2 5/8 inches and is firm to the touch. The trees are heavy producers, and it is recommended to pollinate with Crimson Royal pluot. The estimated chilling requirement is 700 hours. USPP#19,596
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Krista
Krista is a consistent producer of large fruit with dark-red skin and firm, yellow flesh. This variety has very consistent flavor and quality, and its durable flesh makes it ideal for shipping. The fruit ripens around May 8, approximately eight days after Super Zee. USPP#27,167
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Kylese-Cot Aprium Interspecific Apricot
A new Aprium® interspecific apricot from Zaiger Genetics, the self-fertile Kylese-Cot is drawing attention for its extra-early harvest (early May), good size, and attractive, orange skin. The orange freestone flesh has a balanced acidic-sweet flavor. Kylese-Cot has good storage and shipping characteristics. The estimated chilling requirement is 450 hours. USPP#23,123
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Royal Hazel
Royal Hazel is a low-chill variety that bears consistently and sets uniformly. The highly flavored cherry matures in the second week of May with a medium-sized uniform shape. It yields high packouts with very few doubles and spurs. This upright tree sets very firm fruit on long stems, with a low instance of rain cracking and excellent shipping qualities. A pollenizer is required. This cherry has an estimated chilling requirement of 500 hours. USPP#19,920
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Royal Lynn
This very early cherry promises high-quality fruit. The medium-large, mahogany-red fruit matures 16 to 18 days ahead of Bing, with a sweet, rich flavor and beautiful, long stems. It is an extremely firm cherry, not prone to cracks, spurs, or doubles. Growers report good sizing, with most fruit packing between 10.5 and 9.5 row. Royal Lynn can be cross-pollinated by Minnie Royal or Royal Lee, but is most commonly planted with Royal Hazel. Low chilling requirement.
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Summer Gold
Summer Gold is a large, firm, yellow-flesh, clingstone peach with an attractive red skin color. It ripens the first week of August and requires 750 chill hours. USPP#24,777
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Trinidad Interspecific Apricot
This variety has beautiful orange skin with hints of red, as well as strong durable flesh. The fruit is large in size and has exceptional shipping quality, accompanied by prominent flavor. It ripens between May 20 and June 5. USPP#27,189
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Honeylicious
Honey Lite
Honey Punch
Krista
Kylese-Cot Aprium Interspecific Apricot
Royal Hazel
Royal Lynn
Summer Gold
Trinidad Interspecific Apricot
For information about these varieties, contact Dave Wilson Nursery:
Dave Wilson Nursery
19701 Lake Rd.
Hickman, CA 95323
Phone: 800-654-5854
Website: DaveWilson.com
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Christina Herrick is former Editor of American Fruit Grower magazine and Western Fruit Grower magazine, published by Meister Media Worldwide. See all author stories here.