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A new variety available for the early season, Blondee is being offered under license from International Plant Management. It is a yellow-skinned Gala-type apple, ripening approximately five days before traditional Gala. Fruit is very good for fresh eating, has a smooth finish, and crunchy texture. It is a great choice for direct marketers looking for a yellow apple in this season. It keeps two to three months in regular storage.

Cameoâ„¢

A chance seedling found in Washington, Cameo was discovered in 1987 and continues to grow in popularity. The fruit is firm, crisp, and characterized by a highly appealing sub-acid flavor. Fruit color is a bright red strip over a creamy background. The tree is semi-spur with good vigor and high productivity. Cameo matures two weeks before Fuji and has a long harvest window. Storage quality is similar to Fuji. USPP# 9,068.

Crimson® Topaz

A Rubin x Vanda cross, Crimson Topaz is a new disease-resistant dessert apple. The fruit is medium in size, crisp, and juicy with good flavor. It has a 50% orange-red striping color over a yellow background. The growth habit is spur-like, vigorous, and upright. Crimson Topaz is a precocious cropper and the fruit does not drop. It is resistant to apple scab and moderately resistant to mildew. Topaz cltv.

Dapple Dandy Pluot®

This outstanding fruit variety, developed at Zaiger Genetics in Modesto, CA, has performed very well in our trials. The fruit is large with a dark-purple color overlaid on a light purple background color. Dapple Dandy is firm, has dark-red flesh when fully mature, and has exceptional dessert quality. The tree is open, spreading, and very vigorous. USPP#9,524.

Daybreakâ„¢ Fuji

Daybreak is an early sport of Fuji discovered at Twin Springs Fruit Farm in Orrtanna, PA. The fruit is large, with an orange-red blush over 60% of the fruit surface. Maturing six to eight weeks ahead of conventional Fuji, Daybreak Fuji provides the opportunity to harvest high-quality Fuji in early September. This is an excellent choice for both retail and wholesale markets. USPP#12,551.

Gloriaâ„¢

An outstanding new selection for the mid season, Gloria is a large, highly colored yellow fleshed freestone peach ripening a few days after Loring. The fruit is very firm, low acid, with high sugar content and excellent dessert quality. The tree is very productive and resistant to bacterial spot. Gloria was developed at the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station at Rutgers University. USPP#18,224.

Manonâ„¢

Developed by the Riviera Breeding Program, this white-fleshed peach selection is firm and semi-freestone, with excellent low-acid flavor. Manon attains great size for an early season peach. It is completely red-skinned and is moderately resistant to bacterial spot.

Messinaâ„¢

This peach selection, developed at the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station at Rutgers University, is an excellent choice for the late season. The fruit is medium to large, firm with excellent color. A yellow freestone, Messina ripens a few days after Cresthaven and keeps very well in storage. The tree is very productive and resistant to bacterial spot. USPP#18,091.

NJF 15

This new peento peach selection is an outstanding yellow fleshed fruit with excellent size and firmness. Developed at the New Jersey Ag Experiment Station at Rutgers University, NJF 15 ripens about five days before Saturn, and is 70% red with an attractive yellow background. The fruit is firm and handles well with very little stem pull problem. The tree is productive and resistant to bacterial spot. PPAF.