B Q GENETICS 2014 SHOWINGS FOR KINGSBURG ORCHARDS | ||||||||
Location: Le Grand, CA | ||||||||
DATE: November 21, 2014 +126 | ||||||||
Plums | Reference: | |||||||
Ripe | Description | Size | Brix | mm | ||||
** | 5A713 | R/Y | +100 | Perhaps the overlooked BEST variety of them all: Rock hard, full dark red skin color, good size, large crop, juicy - abosolutely no cracking after 2 rainstorms. | 2 3/8" to 2 1/2" |
20-25 | Young Graft | 64 |
** | 51M348 | B/O | +85 | Excellent flavor, ok crop, good color, medium size. We left 4 fruits: No cracking in the rain, still rock firm, juicy, 26 brix!! Two fruits left. | 2 7/16" | 26 | Small Graft | 62 |
* | 62M513 | R/O | +80 | Very nice here still on the tree for 40 days. Great flavor, juicy, average skin color, firm, no wrinkling, no cracking - the only negative is the variable and medium size at best. | 2
5/16" to 2 1/2" |
21-28 | Young Graft | 62 |
35M553 | R/Y | +45 | Heavy crop, no cracks, great shape, some still firm - just to show that some varieties could store on the tree even if they are ripe 60 days ago. | 2 5/8" | 24 | Young Graft | 67 | |
Location: KO Test Block - Expedited Trees | ||||||||
DATE: November 18, +128 | ||||||||
KO 20 Trees |
5A713 | R/Y | +90 | BEST VERY LATE variety of them all: Rock hard, full dark red skin color, very nice shape, mild skin and flavor, HUGE size, large crop, juicy - abosolutely no cracking after 2 rainstorms - would have picked on November 1st ? | 3" ! | 18-20 | Accelerated Trees |
76 |
KO 20 Trees |
62M513 | R/O | +80 | Still a great product on the tree. Great flavor, juicy, average skin color, firm, no wrinkling, no aeration, no cracking - the only negative is the variable and medium size at best. | 2
3/8" to 2 1/2" |
21-28 | Accelerated Trees |
64 |