Introduction to the characteristics and traits of the peach cultivar Chunhua
A hybrid progeny obtained by the Horticulture Research Institute of the Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences through crossing Beinong No. 2 × Chunlei and embryo culture. The original code was Hu 022, and it was named in 1989.
The fruit is nearly round, with a neat fruit shape and a round fruit apex, and the two halves are relatively symmetrical; the average single fruit weight is 86 grams, and the largest fruit weight is 140 grams; the ground color of the skin is yellow-green, and the fruit surface and sunny side are covered with spotted purplish red, with the covered area accounting for 50% of the whole fruit, and the skin separates easily; the flesh is white, with a small amount of red at the apex and no red near the stone, thick, soft in texture, with moderate juice, sweet flavor, and aroma; soluble solids 9%-11%. Clingstone. The plant is robust with medium vigor. Long, medium, and short fruit branches can all bear fruit, mainly long and medium fruit branches, and it is high-yielding. In the Zhengzhou region of Henan, the fruit ripens in early June, and the fruit development period is about 60-65 days. The flower is rose type, with abundant pollen. This cultivar is extremely early-ripening, with relatively large fruit, good flavor, and high yield.