PATTY ™ Zaisito (S)
Peach, Prunus persica
PATTY ™ is the best, early ripening, white-fleshed peach variety at the moment. The excellent fruit qualities include the very smooth skin, almost 100 % staining of the fruits as well as a pronounced peach aroma. A timely harvest is essential because the fruits tend to rupture when fully ripe. When selecting a site take into account the very early flowering and medium sensitivity to frost damage of the wood during the juvenile phase.
Blossom
Blooming date, -intensity
very early blossom period, medium to strong density
Fertility
self-fertile
Flower shape
rose shape
Frost susceptibility
low susceptibility of flower buds to winter frost
Fruit
Ripening time
early, 2.-3. peach week, 3-5 days after 'Maicrest'
Scale, shape
medium, rounded, symmetrically even half-fruits
Skin
nearly smooth-skinned
Colour
100 % crimson coloured even in the shade
Fruit flesh
cream white, finely textured, very juicy
Taste
very aromatic, spicy with fine acidity, good taste even when slightly underripe
Stone separability
freestone at full maturity
Storage
good
Tree
Vigour
weak to medium strong, semi-upright, well branched, young trees tend to branch breaking
Crop load
yields are high and regular from an early age, fruit-thinning is necessary to maintain good fruit size
Origin
Breeder, Place
Floyd Zaiger, California, USA
Intellectual property
Artevos, Germany
Property rights
registered for EU plant variety rights and trademark