Peach (Prunus persica) PAMJAŤ ŠEVČENKA

Peach (Prunus persica) 'Pamyat Shevchenka'

A proven Ukrainian variety with excellent taste and high resistance.

'Pamyat Shevchenka' (which translates to "In Memory of Shevchenko") is a proven and highly valued Ukrainian peach variety that meets all the attributes of an ideal variety for gardeners. It stands out for its high and stable productivity, high frost hardiness, and fruits of excellent dessert quality. The fruits are large, with white, juicy flesh and a harmonious, exceptionally tasty sweet-tart flavor. The variety is self-fertile and has good disease resistance, making it a reliable and low-maintenance choice.

Main advantages of the variety:

• Excellent dessert flavor: The fruits are exceptionally tasty, juicy, and balanced.
• High frost hardiness (down to -27 °C): Reliable even in colder conditions.
• High and stable productivity: Delivers an abundant harvest every year.
• Self-fertile: Guarantees a crop even without other peach trees nearby.
• Good resistance to leaf curl.
• High transportability of the fruits.

Origin and Registration

• Country of origin: Ukraine
• Institution: Central Botanical Garden
• Cross: ‘Polesskiy’ × ‘Zolotoy Yubiley’
• Year of registration: 1977

Variety Characteristics

Tree

Growth is medium-strong, reaching a height of 3–4 meters. The crown is spherical, spreading, and of medium density. It comes into bearing in the 3rd–4th year after planting and produces a stable and abundant crop. It is self-fertile.

Fruit

• Size and weight: Medium to large, with an average weight of 100–150 grams.
• Shape: Oval, slightly flattened on the sides.
• Skin: Thin, elastic, with a fine velvety fuzz, creamy-greenish in color with a washed-out red blush in the form of dots and stripes.
• Flesh: White, juicy.
• Taste: Excellent, harmonious, sweet-tart, exceptionally tasty.
• Stone: Medium-sized, oblong, separates well from the flesh.

Resistance and Requirements

• Frost hardiness: High, withstands frosts down to -27 °C.
• Disease resistance: Good, moderately resistant to leaf curl.

Growing Recommendations

• Use: Universal – for fresh consumption, for processing (compotes, jams, juices).

Harvest and Storage

• Harvest time: Mid-early, in the second half of August.
• Transportability: High.