| Cultivar Name: |
Peerless
|
| Type |
Almond |
| Patent |
Not Patented
|
| Species |
Prunus dulcis
|
| Usage |
Scion
|
| Chill Requirement |
375 chill hours required
|
| Bloom Time |
-2
days relative to Nonpareil
|
| S Genotype |
SbSe |
| CIG |
VIII |
| Nut Classification |
California
In Shell/Hard Shell
|
| Kernal Size |
Medium
|
| Nut Shell |
Hard
|
| Tree Size |
Medium
|
| Ripening time |
+2
weeks relative to
Nonpareil
|
| Self Compatible |
No - Not Self Compatible
|
| Pollinators |
pollenizer such as Nonpareil required
|
| Description |
Leading in-shell almond cultivar. Early bloom susceptible to frost damage.
The majority of people who buy Peerless use it as décor so demand is highest during holiday season. |
| References |
- California Almonds Informational Pamphlet. Almond Board of California. Link
- Fowler Nursery Commercial Fruit and Nut Tree Variety Descriptions. Link
- Duarte Nursery Link
- Sierra Gold Nurseries Variety Descriptions. Link
- UC Davis Fruit and Nut Research & Information. Link
- Burchell Nursery Fruit and Nut Tree Varieties. Link
- Dave Wilson Nursery. Link
- The Evaluation and Selection of Current Varieties; written by WESLEY K. ASAI, WARREN C. MICKE, DALE E. KESTER, AND DONALD ROUGH; Link
- A Mutation in ‘Nonpareil’ Almond Conferring
Unilateral Incompatibility, written by Dale E. Kester and Warren C. Micke ; Link
- Almond Variety Development, team leader Gradziel; Link
- Multidimensional Analysis of S-alleles from Cross-incompatible Groups of California Almond Cultivars; written Barckley, Uratsu, Gradziel, Dandekar; Link
- Almond Varieties and Uses, Riverwest Processing, Inc.; Link
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