Rutgers Tree Fruit Breeding program, spearheaded by Dr. Joseph Gofredda, continues to release new varieties, giving growers more options to choose from. Five new and exciting Peach and Nectarine varieties were developed after extensive multi-year evaluations at several location in New Jersey, representing different agro-climates. Additionally, three-year post-harvest evaluations of fruit quality were performed at Pomology Lab at Rutgers Agriculture Research and Extension Center (RAREC) in Bridgeton. Fruit and tree characteristics of these new peach and nectarine varieties are described below.
| Evelynn – Yellow-fleshed peach with semi free stone and firm flesh. It is a low acid peach, which ripens with Red Haven. It has large size and very attractive full scarlet coloring. Smooth low pubescence, retains firmness well. Always productive and low susceptibility of bacterial spot.
Three-year average firmness (9.33 lbs.), diameter (2.87 in.), mass (205 g), total titratable acidity (0.76 g/l) and total soluble solids (10.23 °Brix). |
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| Selena – Late season yellow peach with excellent firmness. Ripens between ‘Jersey Queen’ and ‘Encore’. Very large fruited with attractive 50-80% red-on-yellow background. Hangs well on tree and has excellent flavor and coloring. Low susceptibility to bacterial spot and productive.
Three-year average firmness (9.85 lbs.), diameter (3.10 in.), mass (244 g), total titratable acidity (5.67 g/l) and total soluble solids (12.07 °Brix). |
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| Tianna – Late season yellow peach with free stone and very firm flesh. Ripens between ‘Cresthaven’ and ‘Encore’. Nice acidic flavor, beautiful coloration, and has an excellent large size. Highly mottled (50-75%) red-on-yellow. Good quality and sweet. Low susceptibility to bacterial spot.
Three-year average firmness (11 lbs.), diameter (2.67 in.), mass (271 g), total titratable acidity (5.71 g/l) and total soluble solids (11.72 °Brix) |
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Silverglo – White-fleshed nectarine with clingstone/semi free stone. It ripens between ‘Artic Sweet’ and ‘Artic Jay’. Its fruits are larger and more attractive than other white nectarines in this season. Nice acidic flavor. Attractive color, lots of pinkish red color and very few skin blemishes. Tree is moderately vigorous with low susceptibility to bacterial spot. Three-year average firmness (10.07 lbs.), diameter (2.67 in.), mass (191 g), total titratable acidity (7.36 g/l) and total soluble solids (10.54 °Brix) |
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| Brigantine – Yellow-fleshed nectarine with semi freestone. Ripens July 20-25 just before ‘Summer Beaut’ and ‘Redhaven’. It has solid scarlet coloring and a nice acidic flavor and firm melting flesh. Skin clean to blemishes. Very productive tree has low susceptibility to bacterial spot while fruit has moderate susceptibility to bacterial spot.
Three-year average firmness (9.05 lbs.), diameter (2.60 in.), mass (172 g), total titratable acidity (1.46 g/l) and total soluble solids (10.05 °Brix). |
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