‘Southern Blush’ originated in Florida and is a moderately vigorous tree (Salazar, 2024). The fruit is monoembryonic and the peel ground color is yellow-orange with a light red blush with numerous yellow dots, ~450g. The pulp is yellow with fine, non-objectionable fiber; pulp has a rich sweet-mild-tart flavor of very good quality. ‘Southern Blush’ is a midseason cultivar.
'Southern Blush' phenology | |||||||||||
Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov |
Dormant | Panicle emergence, flowering | Flowering set and development | Harvest | Semi-dormant>pruning>flushing | Dormant |