Roter Weinbergpfirsich 'Mosel'
Peach, Prunus persica
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.
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
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