Surprise p.v.r.
White fleshed peach
Breeder : INRAE
Editor : CEP INNOVATION
The fruit
Maturity time
+2 to +3 days after Redwing
Size
Slightly inferior to Caprice but more regular
Attractiveness and coloration
Very regular fruit, globose, bright dark red to pinkish-red coloration
Eating qualities
Good firmness, fine texture, juicy, well balanced flavour with a hint of bitterness around the stone before maturity
The tree
Vigour
Medium to strong
Habit
Semi-upright
Pruning
Severe on 1 year-old wood
Flowering time
Late, abundant flowering
Productivity
Very high and regular, an early and severe thinning is necessary
General appreciation
White flesh peach, very attractive and bright, regularly productive, with homogeneous size