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["Dr.O'Barr" <Topgun@Otelco.net>]

I would really like to see the peach tree pictures.

R. D. O'Barr,PhD
Prof/Hort/Ret
Zone 7

> Ginda,
>
> I have not planted the Crimson Rocket, but we have been using the 
> "columnar"
> training system for the past 3 years with 12 different varieties of 
> peaches.
> It is very important to keep the scaffold crotch angles at 90 degrees if
> possible.  If they are less than 90 degrees, the crotches get cankers in
> them and the scaffolds will break off with the weight of the fruit.  If
> anyone is interested I can post photos of our trees.
>
> Dennis Norton
> Royal Oak Farm Orchard
> http://www.royaloakfarmorchard.com
> http://www.theorchardkeeper.blogspot.com
> http://www.revivalhymn.com
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ginda Fisher" <list@ginda.us>
> To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 9:34 AM
> Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Fwd: "Skinny" Peach Trees Are Space Savers
>
>
> > Has anyone tried this peach?  It sounds very attractive for my small 
> > yard,
> > if it's a good peach hardy in eastern mass.
> > ___
> > Ginda
> >
> > ...... Original Message .......
> > On Thu, 15 Nov 2007 06:17:52 -0800 "Lon J. Rombough" <lonrom@hevanet.com>
> > wrote:
> > > Begin forwarded message:
> > >
> > > From: ARS News Service <NewsService@ars.usda.gov>
> > > Date: November 15, 2007 4:58:03 AM PST
> > > To: ARS News subscriber <lonrom@hevanet.com>
> > > Subject: "Skinny" Peach Trees Are Space Savers
> > > Reply-To: ARS News Service <NewsService@ars.usda.gov>
> > >
> > > STORY LEAD:
> > > Crimson Rocket Peach Making Its Way to Market
> > > ___________________________________________
> > >
> > > ARS News Service
> > > Agricultural Research Service, USDA
> > > Sharon Durham, (301) 504-1611, sharon.durham@ars.usda.gov
> > > November 15, 2007
> > > --View this report online, plus photos and related stories, at
> > > www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr
> > > ___________________________________________
> > >
> > > Crimson Rocket peach trees look like tall, thin cousins of the more
> > > classically-shaped peach trees. These "skinny" trees provide an
> > > attractive, space-saving tree that produces full-size peaches that
> > > could make their way to consumers in 2008.
> > >
> > > Agricultural Research Service (ARS) horticulturist Ralph Scorza and his
> > > colleagues in the Appalachian Fruit Research Station at Kearneysville,
> > > W.Va., developed the "columnar" variety. The tree was patented and
> > > released in 2001 for experimental evaluation in orchards across the
> > > United States.
> > >
> > > Crimson Rocket has been licensed by several commercial nurseries in
> > > Missouri, Pennsylvania and California. The trees have been in
> > > commercial orchards for the last three years and Crimson Rocket fruit
> > > may begin to appear in local marketplaces next spring.
> > >
> > > A fully grown Crimson Rocket tree has a diameter of about five feet and
> > > fits neatly into a small yard. In commercial settings, the compact
> > > trees can be planted much closer together than conventional trees that
> > > spread out to a width of 16 feet. Crimson Rocket's columnar shape
> > > translates into more peaches per acre, while land and production costs
> > > are similar.
> > >
> > > According to Scorza, Crimson Rocket was bred for high-density
> > > production systems, allowing for a new concept in peach production. Its
> > > shape also makes it a novel and useful fruit tree for home gardens.
> > >
> > > Crimson Rocket has two copies of a naturally occurring gene that sends
> > > the branches skyward. It produces yellow-fleshed, dessert-type peaches
> > > that are firm, sweet and aromatic. The medium-sized fruit stores well
> > > and softens when completely ripe.
> > >
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> > > agency.
> > >
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