Summit Tree Sales 2015 Variety Showcase [Slideshow]
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JonaStar®, Summit Tree Sales
JonaStar Jonagold is an exciting new, full-red Jonagold that is virtually 100% red six to eight weeks before maturity. It ripens a full week ahead and finishes to a bright red with a beautiful, bold stripe. The fruit colors even in deep shade, making it the perfect one-pick Jonagold. It’s a true Jonagold with that great Jonagold size, flavor, and quality. An International Plant Management Variety. USPP#20,590.
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RubyMac®, Summit Tree Sales
RubyMac is an outstanding new McIntosh that develops to a bright, rich, blushed red with no striping. It colors weeks ahead but ripens with other Mac varieties, making it the perfect one-pick Mac. RubyMac is exceptionally firm at harvest and holds well on the tree due to its slightly longer stem. An International Plant Management Variety. USPP#19,891.
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Dandee Red®, Summit Tree Sales
Dandee Red is an exceptional early apple for fresh market. The fruits are 80% to 100% full, bright-red blush with shiny skin. It has pleasingly tart, crisp, creamy white flesh that eats like a fall apple. The fruit size is large and has a round, somewhat flattened shape. Dandee Red ripens eight days before Paulared and will hold up to three months in storage. An International Plant Management Variety. USPP#16,620.
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Blondee®, Summit Tree Sales
Blondee is clear yellow, smooth, and round with an occasional blush on exposed cheeks. Flavor is sweet with a zing and exceptionally firm and crunchy. Blondee has excellent shelflife and storage qualities and is great for U-pick and retail operations. It ripens three to five days ahead of Gala with a strong, upright, annual, and grower-friendly tree. An International Plant Management Variety. USPP#19,007.
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BurgundyPearl®, Summit Tree Sales
BurgundyPearl is a large, early mid-season black/red cherry with above-average firmness and superior quality. BurgundyPearl averages 12 grams with 22% sugar and is firm and crunchy. It ripens three to five days before Bing, has a long ripening period, and is proven to have a low cracking incidence and good flavor. The tree is vigorous, productive, hardy, and resistant to canker. An International Plant Management Variety.
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RadiancePearl®, Summit Tree Sales
RadiancePearl is a large, blush-type cherry that ripens early, five to seven days before Bing, just after Rynbrandt and Chelan. Cherries average 11 to 11.5 grams at 20.5% sugar with exceptionally good flavor and quality. It shows moderate to good resistance to cracking, good storage qualities, and is medium firm. The tree is hardy, vigorous, spreading, and a heavy producer. An International Plant Management Variety.
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BlackPearl®, Summit Tree Sales
BlackPearl is an early, dark cherry with exceptional firmness, flavor, and storability. It ripens eight to ten days before Bing, with Rynbrandt and Chelan. It is firm and crunchy, averaging 9-gram fruits with 20% sugar. The fruit has an extremely low incidence of cracking and the tree is hardy, upright, vigorous, and productive. By far the best dark cherry in the early season! An International Plant Management Variety.
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EbonyPearl®, Summit Tree Sales
EbonyPearl is an eye-pleasing, large, early mid-season cherry that ripens one to three days before Bing. It is remarkably large, moderately firm, and crunchy. The fruits are dark red with good flavor and 21.2% sugar. The stems are long and firmly attached. It has excellent crack resistance, averaging 4% cracking with 1 inch of rain in 2008. The tree is spreading and vigorous, and has good resistance to canker. An International Plant Management Variety.
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Summit Tree Sales
For more information on these varieties, contact Summit Tree Sales, 55826 60th Ave., Lawrence, MI 49064; 800-424-2765; fax 269-674-3758; [email protected]; SummitTreeSales.com
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JonaStar®, Summit Tree Sales
RubyMac®, Summit Tree Sales
Dandee Red®, Summit Tree Sales
Blondee®, Summit Tree Sales
BurgundyPearl®, Summit Tree Sales
RadiancePearl®, Summit Tree Sales
BlackPearl®, Summit Tree Sales
EbonyPearl®, Summit Tree Sales
Summit Tree Sales
For more information on these varieties, contact Summit Tree Sales.
Summit Tree Sales
55826 60th Ave.
Lawrence, MI 49064
Phone: 800-424-2765
Fax 269-674-3758
Email: [email protected]
Website: SummitTreeSales.com
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Christina Herrick is former Editor of American Fruit Grower magazine and Western Fruit Grower magazine, published by Meister Media Worldwide. See all author stories here.