DWN 2020 Highlights published

#1

I just got word from DWN that 2020 Highlights will be published soon and this time is something good.

#2

Cool! Hopefully something good for us and not just commercial nurseries.

#3

It is, but I wont reveal the surprise.

#4

Thatā€™s fine, 2020 is still a bit away. Iā€™m in no hurry to get there.

#5

Iā€™m guessing it rhymes with Honey Smunch. Which would be nice since it appears to be a pretty low chill pluot.

#6

Normally Highlights are out by April, any word about them?

#7

Nothing yet.

#8

Still nothingā€¦at least on their website

#9

I asked them when they are going to release them and this is what they replied,

ā€œThe 2020 Highlights handout is in our webmasters hands, and should be up soon. He has been rather busy lately.ā€

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#12

Maybe, I should get the OctoberFest peach to do with my September Free nectarine :smile:

Although the name is Oct, I wonder when it will actually ripen. My Sept Free nectarine ripens in July (per the tag). Not sure why itā€™s Sept in the name.

#13

Those sound interesting esp the peach. I need more late peaches. The pluerry is also late.

Itā€™s unusual for a peach to hang on a month after getting ripe. I need more info on both. Is the peach low acid? Probably not.

#14

Thanks Ulysses. Keep us updated if you hear any more details. I like the idea of pluerries, but sugar twist sounded like it was a dud and the description of this doesnā€™t inspire much more confidence ā€“ ā€œa wallop of flavor that will take you by surprise.ā€ Not describing the actual flavor is a bit of a red flag.

#15

Thereā€™s a description of October Fest peach in one of DWN videos, but I canā€™t remember which one.

#16

I found the Youtube video where Tom Spellman gives a quick description of October Fest Peach.

On youtube, type, ā€œFall Fruit Tour 2017.ā€

The video was posted on October 26, 2017.

#17

I found Flavor Punch Pluerry patent:

Interspecific tree named ā€˜Flavor Punchā€™

United States Patent PP27030

The average brix is 22.5, so it sounds like a nice fruit, so Iā€™ll probably buy two trees.

#18

Any clue about chill hours for the peach or the pluerry? Havent been able to find any info on their website.

#19

A bunch of places now have Flavor Punch Pluerry for sale.Sugar Twist was a dud for me.Maybe this one will be different.bb

#20

What problems did you have with Sugar Twist. Iā€™ve had my own, so I would like to compare.