Introduction to the Characteristics of the Ruipan No. 3 Flat Peach Variety
1. Variety origin
Bred in 1995 by the Institute of Forestry and Pomology, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences. The parents are: Okubo x Chenpu Flat Peach.
2. Characteristics: A mid-season, white-fleshed flat peach. It ripens in late July or early August in the Beijing area, with a fruit development period of 105 days. The fruit is large, with an average single fruit weight of 220 g and a maximum fruit weight of 276 g. The fruit is flat and round, with a sunken apex. The flesh is firm and non-melting, and the flavor is sweet. More than 1/2 of the fruit surface is covered with rose-red blush and mottling. Clingstone. Slight apex cracking. Highly productive, with an average yield of about 2000 kg per mu at full bearing age. The tree vigor is moderate, and the tree habit is semi-spreading. Rosaceous flowers with abundant pollen. The first flower bud node is from the 1st node to the 2nd node, and one-year-old branches can all bear fruit. No special sensitivity to adverse environmental injury or pests and diseases.
Quality analysis: Soluble solids content 10%-12%, soluble sugar 9.57%, titratable acid 0.38%, VC 20.4 mg/100 g.
3. Suitable planting areas
Suitable for planting in the Liaoning and Dalian areas of Northeast China, and in major peach-producing regions across the country, such as Hebei, Henan, Shandong, Shanxi, Shaanxi, and parts of the Yangtze River Basin.