VARIETY SPOTLIGHT
ACN offers over 200 varieties of stone and pome fruits. Included here are descriptions of ACN’s most recent added offerings.
Apple varieties
Ladina Cltv.
PP#25,671P3
Cross: Fuji x Topaz
Maturity: 15 days after Gala
Fruit size: Medium
Bloom: Mid-season, similar to Golden Delicious
Tree habit: Medium to low vigor, spreading
Brix: 14
Ladina is a new selection from the Agroscope breeding program in Switzerland. It is a truly delicious apple with a light, crispy texture. It is a nearly fully colored pink to red apple with cream-colored flesh. Along with its scab resistance, it also has tolerance to fire blight and low susceptibility to mildew. It will keep through February in CA storage. At ACN, we have seen some issues with superficial scald in long-term regular cold storage.
RubyRush™
(NJ150 Cltv.) PP#33,546
Cross: GoldRush x Enterprise
Maturity: Red Delicious season
Fruit size: Large
Bloom: Mid-season, similar to Gala
Tree habit: Medium vigor, spreading
Brix: 15
An exciting new release from the apple breeding program at Rutgers University, this selection combines disease tolerance with a great eating experience. RubyRush exhibits scab resistance along with tolerance to fire blight and cedar apple rust. Fruit will maintain flavor and firmness for 7 months in regular cold storage. The tree is vigorous and should be thinned to avoid biennial bearing.
Scarlet Haze™
(NJ151 Cltv.) PPAF
Cross:Â Liberty x FujiÂ
Fruit size:Â MediumÂ
Brix: 15Â
An exciting new release from the apple breeding program at Rutgers University, this unique selection provides a great eating experience. Fruit develops a red blush on the sun exposed size over a creamy ground color. While fruit can seem deceivingly mature in early October, it is best to wait on flavor. In Aspers, Pennsylvania, Scarlet Haze™ (NJ151 Cltv.) develops the best flavor in mid-October or later. Fruit size and shape can be variable, and while fruit will maintain flavor and firmness in regular cold storage, soft scald can become an issue after a few months in storage. Â
Kudos ™ (MN33 Cltv.)
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Cross: Honeycrisp x Minnewashta
Maturity: Similar to Honeycrisp, up to 1 week later
Tree habit: Medium to high vigor, spreading
Fruit size: Large
Bloom: Early
A new release from the University of Minnesota, Kudos™ (MN33 Cltv.) is an attractive Honeycrisp x Zestar!® cross that produces well-colored fruit with an excellent crisp, juicy texture. The sweet flavor is well-balanced with occasional tropical overtones.  The fruit has a firm texture and stores up to 5 months in regular cold storage.  Please note that this variety can be susceptible to bitter pit.
Lucy™ Glo
TC3 cv.
Cross: Arlie Red Flesh x HoneycrispÂ
Maturity: Honeycrisp season or a few days earlierÂ
Tree habit: Medium vigor, spreadingÂ
Fruit size: Small to mediumÂ
Lucy™ Glo finishes with a yellow to orange color and a light to vibrant pink flesh. They have an outstanding, sweet-tart flavor with berry undertones. While eating quality is excellent, fruit does not keep in long-term storage and should be used within a few months of harvest. Fruit is prone to drop and should also be thinned to avoid biennial bearing.
Lucy™ apples are available to Farmer’s Markets or “Farmgate” operations. You must sign a Farmgate grower agreement, which requires annual fees.
Lucy™ Rose
TC2 cv.
Cross: Arlie Red Flesh x HoneycrispÂ
Maturity: Honeycrisp season or a few days earlierÂ
Tree habit: Medium vigor, spreadingÂ
Fruit size: Small to mediumÂ
Lucy™ Rose finishes a beautiful red with pronounced lenticels and a light pink flesh. They have a sweet flavor with floral undertones. While eating quality is excellent, fruit does not keep in long-term storage and should be used within a few months of harvest. Fruit is prone to drop and should also be thinned to avoid biennial bearing
Lucy™ apples are available to Farmer’s Markets or “Farmgate” operations. You must sign a Farmgate grower agreement, which requires annual fees.
Mosaic™ (Smeralda Cltv.)
PP#24,137
Maturity: Wide harvest window. Can be picked 1-2 weeks after Gala (picked green) or will hang on the tree until Fuji season (picked solid yellow)
Tree habit: Medium vigor, spreading
Fruit size: Medium
Brix: 13.5
Bloom: Mid-season, similar to Gala
Mosaic™ is a new scab-resistant selection out of the CIV breeding program in Italy. It can be picked green like Granny Smith, or if you let it hang, it will turn solid yellow and will hang very late into the season while still maintaining its firmness. It consistently produces high yields, and it stores well, even in regular cold storage. Late-season harvested Mosaic™ have maintained their firmness through March in regular cold storage.
Important note: Mosaic™ fruit can develop a strong blush on the sun-exposed side, especially in years with cooler temperatures.
Majesty
PP#25,890P3
Maturity: one week after Fuji
Tree habit: Medium-low vigor, spreading
Fruit size: Large
Brix: 13.5
Bloom: Early
Majesty is a variety out of the CIV breeding program in Italy. It is a very attractive apple with 80% red color and an elongated shape. It is productive and has provided excellent pack out as well as long storability in trials in Italy. We have seen these promising qualities on display in our test block in Pennsylvania, and we are excited to offer this new variety.
Improved Apple Strains
Legacy™ Gala
(DRF 28 Cltv.) PP#35,312P2
An exciting new strain of Gala discovered in the commercial orchards of Adams County Nursery by the late John H. Baugher, Sr., Legacy™ Gala is a high coloring, striped sport of Fulford Gala. Legacy™ Gala harvests in traditional Gala season.
Legacy™ Jonagold
(JHB 619 Cltv.) PPAF
Discovered by John H. Baugher, Sr. in a production block of Jonagold DeCoster at Adams County Nursery, Legacy™ Jonagold is an improved strain of Jonagold. The fruit develops a much-improved red color with traditional Jonagold flavor and has impressed us for many years. 
DAS 7 Cltv.
PPAF
DAS 7 Cltv. is a full-tree mutation of Premier Honeycrisp® (DAS-10 cltv.). It boasts an improvement in red color, developing a blush pattern versus the Premier’s stripe. DAS 7 Cltv. has shown improved extra-fancy grade outs versus its parent. We have been evaluating it for several years, and we are excited about the cherry red color development that we have seen each year. DAS 7 Cltv. ripens three weeks before regular season Honeycrisp, at the same time as Premier.Â
Ronnie Red™ Gala
(DN 1022Â Cltv.) PPAF
Ronnie Red™ is an outstanding, solid red gala that has impressed us for several years. It is a full-tree mutation of its predecessor, Baigent, and it was found in a commercial orchard in Sparta, Michigan. We are very excited to add this strain to our Gala lineup.Â
RedRidge™ Gala
(AB1088 Cltv.) PPAF
RedRidge™ is a highly colored, early strain of Gala. It matures 4 to 5 days ahead of its parent, Brookfield Gala, and it is reported to have a nearly 100% red blush.
MAIA-Mitchell
PPAF
MAIA-Mitchell is a limb mutation of its predecessor, MAIA-1, and it boasts improvement in red color. Its color begins developing 8 weeks earlier than MAIA-1, and it is reported to develop up to 88% red color on the fruit. Fruit of MAIA-Mitchell will be marketed as EverCrisp®.
PEACH VARIETIES
Anna Rose™
(NJ360 Cltv.) PP#33,473
Maturity: +1
Flesh color: White
Stone: Freestone
Acidity: Sub-acid
Bloom timing: Mid-season
Anna Rose™ is a new release from Rutgers Breeding Program/ New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES). Anna Rose™ is a deliciously sweet peach that ripens shortly after Redhaven. The fruit is medium in size with beautiful color. The tree crops heavily and ripens evenly with low susceptibility to bacterial spot.
September Rose™
(NJ362 Cltv.) PPAF
Maturity: +30
Flesh color: White
Stone: Freestone
Acidity: Sub-acid
Bloom timing: Mid-season
A new release from the Rutgers Tree Fruit Breeding Program, September Rose is a very attractive late-season peach with a deliciously sweet flavor similar to August Rose. The trees are very winter hardy with higher tolerance to bacterial spot than other varieties in its season.
Lasso™
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Maturity: +39Â
Flesh color: YellowÂ
Stone: FreestoneÂ
Acidity: Sub-acidÂ
Size: MediumÂ
An exciting release that originated from an Italian breeding program, Lasso™ is a late-season flat peach that ripens about a month after Redhaven.  It is yellow-fleshed with bright red skin over yellow ground color. It has excellent flavor with firm, non-melting flesh.  Â
Carored
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Maturity: -23
Flesh color: Yellow
Stone: Cling
Acidity: Acid
Bloom timing: Early
Developed at Clemson University, Carored is an excellent early season yellow peach. The uniform fruit has vibrant red blush color with sweet melting flesh. The tree is very productive with medium susceptibility to bacterial spot.
Orion
(UFO 4 Cltv.)
Maturity: -12
Flesh color: White
Stone: Cling
Acidity: Sub-acid
Bloom timing: Mid-season
An exciting release that originated from an Italian breeding program, Orion™ is an early season flat peach that ripens about 2 weeks before Redhaven. It is white-fleshed with bright scarlet skin and has excellent flavor. The fruit is firm, medium in size and has minimal stem pull issues. The tree is highly productive and should be thinned accordingly.
Felicia™
(NJ361 Cltv.) PP#33,474
Maturity: +1
Flesh color: Yellow
Stone: Freestone
Acidity: Acid
Bloom timing: Early
A new high-quality variety released by the Rutgers Breeding Program, Felicia™ produces attractive fruit that has a beautiful solid coloring with some red in the flesh. The traditional flavor is deliciously acidic. The tree is winter hardy, very productive and is resistant to bacterial spot.
PEar VARIETIES
Bell
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Maturity: Bartlett season
Fruit size: Small to medium
Brix: 15
Vigor: 30% more vigorous than a Bartlett
Released from the USDA-ARS Appalachian Fruit Research Station in Kearneysville, WV, Bell is named after long-time pear breeder, Richard Bell. The fruit has ranked the highest in flavor intensity, flavor balance, and juiciness among other pears in its season during years of extensive evaluation. The tree is vigorous and exhibits excellent resistance to fire blight.
Juicy Jewel™
(MN121 Cltv.) PPAF
Cross: Shinseiki x Summercrisp
Maturity: About one month before Honeycrisp
A new release from the University of Minnesota, Juicy Jewel is an attractive Asian pear that ripens early in the season. The sweet fruit has a mild tropical flavor and produces an orange-pink blush when ripe. Juicy Jewel has been observed to have high tolerance to fire blight, and it can store up to three months in cold storage.
AC™ Harovin Bounty
(HW 620)
Maturity: 10 days after BartlettÂ
Fruit size:Â MediumÂ
Released from the Vineland Research and Innovation Center in Ontario, Canada, AC™ Harovin Bounty (HW 620) is a fireblight tolerant variety that produces green pears with yellow-green ground color. Â
