Peach
Trademark: ROYAL DELICIOUS™
Variety: ZAI 606 PJ (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 |
Blossom
| Blooming date, -intensity | late to very late blossom period, medium to ideal density |
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| Fertility | self-fertile |
| Flower shape | bell shape |
Fruit
| Ripening time | medium, 7. peach week, 7-10 days after 'Redhaven' |
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| Scale, shape | large, rounded, slightly flat shaped |
| Skin | nearly smooth-skinned, firm skin is easily removable |
| Colour | shiny yellow orange ground colour, > 90% crimson over colour, partially marbled |
| Fruit flesh | intense yellow, slightly reddish around the stone, flesh in parts with red filaments, very firm, very juicy |
| Taste | mild when underripe, highly aromatic when fully ripe |
| Stone separability | partial freestone |
| Storage | good |
Tree
| Vigour | medium to strong, semi-upright, heavy top, good branching, healthy and dark green foliage |
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| Crop load | medium to ideal crop load and even spread of fruits, less fruit-thinning necessary |
Evaluation
Large and very well coloured peach with striking intense yellow orange fruit flesh.