26C228 

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26C228

26C228

Green and Red Skin / Red Flesh

Ripens:  +5, About July 30th in Kingsburg, CA

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MATURITY
Ripens +5, about July 30th in Kingsburg, CA.
SKIN COLOR
Red & Green Skin
FLESH COLOR
Red Flesh
SHAPE
SIZE
Good, typically 2 5/8" (64 mm) to 2 7/8" (73 mm).
TEXTURE
Very firm, crisp, solid, quite juicy.
FLAVOR
Excellent, 18-21 brix.
AROMA
Moderate.
SKIN CRACKING
No cracking observed.
CROPPING
Uncertain until further pollinators are determined.
BLOOMING PERIOD
6: Just after mid season, with September Yummy 26C627.
CONFIRMED POLLINATORS
Information Flower
Variety		 Type Ripens Flower
Bloom
Code		 Year
H = House		 Pollinator Poll.
Bloom
Code		 No.Set
26C228 GR/R -3 2 2016 14B280 2 5
26C228 GR/R -3 6 2014 27C97 2 4
26C228 GR/R -3 6 2013 22C534 4 3
26C228 GR/R -3 6 2013 26C167 3 3
26C228 GR/R +0 2 2020 26C167 3 3
26C228 GR/R +0 2 2020 62M513 3 3
WILL POLLINATE THESE OTHER VARIETIES
 
 
Information		 Flower
Variety		 Type Ripens Flower
Bloom
Code		 Year
H = House		 Pollinator Poll.
Bloom
Code		 No.Set
Red Coconut Plumcandy X 25C60 R/W +50 5 2020 26C228 4 6
Dragon Heart / Plumred II 55M694 RG/R -47 3 2020 26C228 4 5
11Q1230 Croc/Pk +90 6 2020 26C228 4 5
Black Onxy Blackred XX 6A631 B/OY +45 3 2019 26C228 4 4
Dapple Lite Blackred X 14G208 RG/dR -35 4 2020 26C228 4 3
47M290 G/R +13 3 2020 26C228 4 3
BLOSSOM DENSITY
Very heavy bloom.
FLOWER TYPE
Small white flower.
POLLEN PRODUCTION
Strong yellow anthers, very bee enticing.
PLANTING SUGGESTIONS

Solid Orchard: Spike plenty of pollinators.

Combination Planting: No recommendations at this point.
TREE DESCRIPTION
COLD STORAGE DATA
 
OVERALL
This variety is new and cannot be recommended until we get further results.  The fruit is exceptional in quality, but the cropping is uncertain.

POLLINATOR RATINGS

0-1:  No conclusive value

2-3:  Can Be Used If Necessary

4-6:  Good Pollinator

7-9:  Outstanding Pollinator

10+:  Double Barrel

 

NOTES:


Spiking a pollinator means to graft a central limb or a side scaffold of the commercial variety with one of the confirmed pollinators.  For difficult setting varieties, the recommended method would be to spike each tree once with a confirmed pollinator throughout the commercial orchard.  The pollinators should be alternated.  For easy to set varieties, spiking about one tree in five has shown to be effective.  Some growers prefer to interplant the pollinator in the same row between two trees of the preferred variety and grow them in a flagpole or very upright V-style, often pulling and tying a limb toward the center of each adjoining tree.


Combination plantings are made of 2 or 3 varieties that benefit the pollination at least one way, and preferably each way.  Alternating 4 rows of each is most common, alternating 2 rows of each gives better pollination, but does not harvest as efficiently.  Also, it is usually beneficial to insert pollinators along the center 2 rows of a 4 row planting.