B Q GENETICS 2021 SHOWINGS FOR KINGSBURG ORCHARDS Glen Bradford bfnect@aol.com
Jon Quisenberry quizzle82@yahoo.com
Location:  Kingsburg Orchard Test Block
DATE:  July 13, 2021  -13 Reference:  Red Phoenix RG/R -10 Majestic Pearl WN -14
Variety Type Ripe Description Inch Size mm Brix
18 R3 T39 9C192 WNF -24 3rd Look:  Very good flavor and size, heavy crop, very firm.  Still firm, no drops.  Perfect timing between Flavor Pearl and Majestic Pearl. 3  1/2 89 20
18 R3 T19 7C901 WNC -12 Heavy crop, good flavor, v. firm, nice full color, good shape, heavy bud cutting advanced it, but still should be 1 week after Majestic P. 3  1/4 83 16
17 R7 T68 10C688 YNSA -17 Nice flvor, large, medium firmnes, freckles, heavy crop, slight corking.  Semi-freestone.  Best of day for SA. 3  5/8 92 18
17 R5 T100 31C841 YNCSA -17 Very good crop, nice flavor, firm.  Last week in Le Grand? 3 1/2 89 16
17 R5 T96 9C673 WPC -13 Nice flavor, heavy crop, weak color, ok shape, young graft. 3 5/8 92 16
Notes from KO:  9C192 is perfect timing between Flavor Pearl and Majestic PeaRL.
7C901 appears to be crowding Majestic Pearl, but it was cut hard for buds, so we still think it is later.
Red Phoenix is not ready in the test block.  9P888 is not looking good in test block - heat damage.
 
DATE:  July 14, 2021  -17 Reference:  Majestic Pearl 15G222 WNC -14  Grand Bright YNC -18
Nectarines & Peaches from Le Grand
Variety Type Ripe Description Inch Size mm Brix
20 R6 T48 66P610 WNC -38 3rd Look:  HUGE size, flat shape, great flavor, heavy crop -        18 YEAR BEST!! - lasted 3 weeks on the tree.  Unfortunately, it overlaps Flavor Pearl (31C758). 3  3/8 86 20-24
T-2 NEW 36M936 WNC -26 3rd Look:  Only medium size, very heavy crop, ROCK firm, dark red with light freckles, FANTASTIC balanced flavor.  COSTCO BEST FLAVOR.  Great timing between Flavor Pearl and Majestic Pear. 3      76 22-24
14 R6 T55 60P534 WNC -22 Firm, nice color with a few freckles, ex.flavor, 1 week before Majestic Pearl. 3  1/8 79 19
COMM 15G222 WNC -14 Majestic Pearl:  Preview:  Heavy crop, nice size, firm, ex.flavor, nice color with a few freckles. 3  1/8 79 18
             
T-1 NEW 59M1102 YNCSA -28 2nd Look.  Firm, ex.flavor, color and shape, CLEAN with virtually no freckles.  Very good flavor. 3  1/4 83 19
16 R5 T118 2C547 YNCSA -24 Very large, ex.color and shape. 3  1/4 83 16
2C495 YNFSA -23 Freestone, large, ex.color and shape. 3  1/4 83 16
17 R7 T68
17 R4 T177
10C688 YNCSA -22 Very heavy crop, great size, firm, outstanding color & flavor.  Very slight corking was observed on original tree & KO.  Special Kyle! 3  1/4 83 18
             
17 R7 T89 7C880 YNC -18 Standard nectarine with perfect shape, ex.flavor, firm, good color, large size on young tree. 3  1/4 83 17
             
NEW 54P1192 WPC -24 Last Week:  Huge, ex.color, nice flavor, nice shape.  1 week before 48P442. 3  1/2 89 16