Peach
Trademark: OCTAVIA ™
Variety: Zaigle (S)
Species: Prunus persica
Origin
| Breeder, Place | Floyd Zaiger, California, USA |
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| Intellectual property | Artevos, Germany |
| Property rights | registered for EU plant variety rights and trademark |
Peach
| Blooming date, -intensity | medium blossom period, very high and regular density, with prolonged blossom |
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| Fertility | self-fertile |
| Flower shape | rose shaped, attractive dark pink blossom |
| Frost susceptibility | low susceptibility |
Fruit
| Ripening time | late, 12. peach week |
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| Scale, shape | medium to large, rounded with a limited suture |
| Skin | nearly smooth-skinned |
| Colour | > 90 % shiny, dark red over colour, fruit colours well in the shade |
| Fruit flesh | white, distinct redness around the stone, melting, very juicy |
| Taste | very sweet and aromatic |
| Stone separability | freestone |
| Storage | good |
Tree
| Vigour | medium strong, semi-upright to spreading, compact, healthy and dark green foliage |
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| Crop load | from an early age regular and ideal to high |
Evaluation
Late-ripening, white-fleshed peach with a high yield potential and very good leaf to fruit ratio. This delicious variety is well recognised for its particularly healthy tree including the dark green foliage.