An Early French Peach Variety of Merit
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https://doi.org/10.71318/apom.1961.15.4.68bAbstract
Madeleine Pouyet, a relatively new French peach which ripens some ten days before Mayflower, is pro.bably the earliest to be harvested in France. Thought to be a mutation by Mayflower, it was discovered by Aime Pouyet in the orchards of Roger Ardin, at Chatillon-Saint- Jean (Drome), and introduced and patented in 1952. According to the French horticulturist Henri LaGaude, the fruit of Madeleine Pouyet average 2.6 to 2.9 ounces and 2.2 inches in diameter. Dark red color covers about onequarter of the skin area. Flavor is superior to that of Mayflower. Shows low incidence of split pits. Requires heavy thinning, but does not undergo as heavy a June drop as does Mayflower.
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