Introduction to the New White Flower, a new peach variety from Jiangsu Province

Selected by the Institute of Horticulture, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences from naturally pollinated seedlings of Baihua Shuimi. The original code was 63-16-67, and it was named in 1973. The fruit is round, slightly regular, with the two halves asymmetrical, and the fruit apex round and convex; the average single fruit weight is 193 grams; the ground color of the skin is milky white, with fine red dots or blush covering more than 3/4 of the surface; the skin is thick, highly tenacious, and easy to peel; the flesh is white, firm-melting, dense, strongly aromatic, and richly sweet; soluble solids are 17.8%. Clingstone. The tree is vigorous, with an open posture. It fruits mainly on long fruiting branches. The starting node of flower buds is low, double flower buds are the majority, and the pollen is sterile. Relatively productive. It blooms on April 4 in the Nanjing area, and the fruit ripens in mid-to-late August.

This variety is a late-maturing fresh-eating variety. Its quality is superior, and the fruit is storage- and transport-tolerant, making it an excellent variety for extending the supply period.