What are the premium peach varieties? These two are worth knowing about

I. Ultra-early peach - Red Honey Peach

"Red Honey Peach" is a new ultra-early-ripening, fully red, large-fruited, firm-fleshed peach variety selected from early-ripening peaches. The variety has stable traits and vigorous tree growth; the fruit has short, sparse fuzz, is nearly round, and is clingstone. It has the following characteristics:

1. Extremely early ripening period. It ripens and goes on the market in mid-May, 5-7 days earlier than Jinhua Large White Peach (Yuandong Large White Peach).

2. Large fruit size. The average fruit weight is 160 g, with a maximum of 280 g.

3. High fruit firmness. The flesh is hard-melting; it does not soften for a week after turning fully red, and it stores well and tolerates long-distance transport.

4. Excellent quality and a rich, sweet flavor. After ripening, the fruit surface turns fully red and the appearance is excellent. The flesh is crisp and sweet, fine-textured, aromatic, and high in sugar content and soluble solids.

5. High yield and extremely productive. Both the flower-bearing plant rate and the fruiting plant rate are high; it is self-fertile and does not need a pollinizer. It can bear a large amount of fruit in the second year after planting and enter the full-production period in the third year.

6. Key cultivation points: (1) Plant reasonably densely and use cylindrical (central-leader) training and pruning; (2) In the year of planting, promote early growth and control later growth: fertilizer and water should be sufficient before the end of June, and after early July fertilizer and water should be controlled; foliar spray of 200-fold paclobutrazol solution 1-2 times can be applied to promote flower bud formation; (3) Thin fruit strictly to control yield; (4) For pest and disease control, refer to general peach trees.

II. A nectarine treasure - Super Large Early Oil King Peach

"Super Large Early Oil King Peach" is a new ultra-early-ripening, large-fruited, fully red nectarine variety bred from early-ripening nectarines. The variety has stable traits; the fruit is nearly round, with a flat fruit tip, a relatively obvious suture, symmetrical halves, uniform ripening, and is clingstone. It has the following characteristics:

1. Extremely early ripening period. It ripens in mid-May, more than 7 days earlier than Zhongyou 5.

2. High fruit firmness. The flesh is hard-melting and tolerates storage and long-distance transport.

3. Large fruit size. The average fruit weight is 160 g, with a maximum of 260 g.

4. Excellent quality and excellent fruit shape. When fully ripe, the fruit surface is smooth and hairless, rose red or bright red, and glossy. The flesh is white, sweet in flavor, aromatic, and high in soluble solids and sugar content.

5. Good early productivity. This variety is self-fertile and does not need a pollinizer; trees in the year of planting can form flower buds, can bear fruit in the second year, and can enter the full-production period in the third year.

6. Strong stress resistance and disease resistance, and wide adaptability. It resists fruit cracking, has strong cold resistance in flower buds, and is relatively resistant to powdery mildew, scab, and bacterial shot hole; it can be planted wherever peaches can be grown.

7. Key cultivation points: refer to the key cultivation points for "Red Honey Peach."