Nectarine
Trademark: FIRE TOP ™
Variety: Zaidebi
Species: Prunus nucipersica
Origin
| Breeder, Place | Floyd Zaiger, California, USA |
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| Intellectual property | Artevos, Germany |
| Property rights | registered for EU trademark |
Blossom
| Blooming date, -intensity | medium blossom period, ideal high density |
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| Fertility | self-fertile |
| Flower shape | rose shape |
| Frost susceptibility | low susceptibility of flower buds to winter frost |
Fruit
| Ripening time | medium, 8. peach week |
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| Scale, shape | medium large, rounded, slightly oblong, limited suture, deep stalk cavity |
| Skin | smooth |
| Colour | nearly 100 % shiny dark red to purple over colour |
| Fruit flesh | intense yellow, slightly reddish around the stone, firm and juicy |
| Taste | spicy-aromatic with ideal acidity |
| Stone separability | partial freestone |
| Storage | good |
Tree
| Vigour | medium strong, semi-upright, good even branching |
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| Crop load | ideal to high, thorough fruit-thinning is necessary |
Evaluation
FIRE TOP™ Zaidebi is a delicious yellow-fleshed, mid-season ripening nectarine. The regular crop load and very good fruit staining are characteristic for this variety.