Peach
Variety: Roter Weinbergpfirsich 'Mosel'
Species: Prunus persica
Origin
| Breeder, Place | unknown, already cultivated before 1900 |
|---|---|
| Type, Selection | heterogeneous planting material, different in size, colour of the fruit flesh and ripening time |
| Property rights | free variety |
Blossom
| Blooming date, -intensity | medium early blossom period, high density |
|---|---|
| Fertility | self-fertile |
| Flower shape | rose shape |
| Frost susceptibility | low susceptibility of flower buds to winter frost |
Fruit
| Ripening time | very late, 14. peach week |
|---|---|
| Scale, shape | small to medium large, rounded |
| Skin | very woolly skin |
| Colour | 100 % crimson over colour |
| Fruit flesh | red flesh, fibrous, medium juiciness |
| Taste | sourish-aromatic, slightly bitter |
| Stone separability | freestone |
| Storage | good, when harvested overripe the fruits have a tendency to be dry and mealy |
Tree
| Vigour | weak to medium strong, weaker side wood, only medium proneness to peach leaf curl |
|---|---|
| Crop load | medium to high, because of the typical preharvest fruit drop the fruits should be picked underripe |
Evaluation
Very late ripening, robust variety, which has been further selected over time. Less suitable for dessert fruits, but very suitable for processing, distilling and for producing fine liqueurs and jam.