Commercial Horticulture - Fruits and Nuts
Bradley - Nectarine
 Date
of Release - 2000; plant patent #12,620
Type - Yellow, non-melting flesh, cling.
Fruit Maturity Date - June 29
Fruit Size - Medium-large, average 146 g.
Skin Color - Red and orange mix, with red blush covering approx. 60%
of the skin.
Flavor, Sweetness - Good, with some processing peach type-related
flavor,11.6 % soluble solids.
Fruit Firmness - Firm, and maintains good firmness near full maturity.
Bloom Date - March 22.
Bacterial Spot Resistance - Resistant, and this disease very rarely
seen on fruits.
Comments - Bradley is the largest-fruited of the Arkansas releases
thus far. Its flavor is not as fully "nectarine" as the others but is considered
good in all ratings. It has very firm fruit and should handle well after harvest
compared to many melting-flesh nectarines.
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