ROYAL DELICIOUS ™ ZAI 606 PJ (S)
Peach, Prunus persica
Large and very well coloured peach with striking intense yellow orange fruit flesh.
When pruning fruit wood, the reduced flowering strength must be taken into account in order to achieve sufficient fruit set even under unfavorable flowering conditions.
Blossom
Blooming date, -intensity
late to very late blossom period, medium to ideal density
Fertility
self-fertile
Flower shape
bell shape
Fruit
Ripening time
medium, 7. peach week, 7-10 days after 'Redhaven'
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
Crop load
medium to ideal crop load and even spread of fruits, less fruit-thinning necessary
Origin
Breeder, Place
Floyd Zaiger, California, USA
Intellectual property
Artevos, Germany
Property rights
registered for EU plant variety rights and trademark