Peach
Trademark: ONYX ™
Variety: Monalu (S)
Species: Prunus persica
Origin
| Breeder, Place | R. Monteux, Caillet, France |
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| Intellectual property | STAR FRUITS ®, France |
| Property rights | registered for plant variety rights in France, registered for EU trademark |
Blossom
| Blooming date, -intensity | medium-early blossom period, medium to strong density |
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| Fertility | self-fertile |
| Flower shape | rose shape |
| Frost susceptibility | very low susceptibility of flower buds to winter frost |
Fruit
| Ripening time | medium, 5. peach week, 3-5 days before 'Redhaven' |
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| Scale, shape | medium to large, rounded with a limited suture |
| Skin | very smooth-skinned |
| Colour | nearly 100 % crimson over colour, fruit colours well in the shade |
| Fruit flesh | cream white with distinct red filament, firm, juicy |
| Taste | aromatic with balanced acidity and refreshing peach taste, when underripe already well flavoured |
| Stone separability | freestone |
| Storage | good |
Tree
| Vigour | medium strong, compact, very good branching, very healthy and dark green leaves |
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| Crop load | from an early age regular and high, timely fruit-thinning is necessary |
Evaluation
White-fleshed peach in the mid-season with an outstanding appearance, aromatic flavour and proven high yield with large fruit size. The smooth skin of ONYX ™ Monalu (S) is exceptional. Most classic peach varieties generally have strong woolly skin.