Francis

An excellent white peach with some resistance to leaf curl

Origin: Kent UK,

Pollination: Francis is self-fertile and a pollinator is not necessary for producing a crop.Find pollination partners >

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History and description of Francis

Francis is a less well known variety of peach originating from a seedling raised in Kent UK but one that deserves much more attention. It has medium to large fruit with white skin develops a dark red flush where it catches the sun. The flesh is pale cream coloured with a little red around the stone. It is soft and melting, sweet with good flavour. Ripens in late August. It is a reliable heavy cropper. The tree is quite vigorous and while not fully resistant shows some resistance to leaf curl. A good garden variety particularly for warmer southern parts of the UK.

Characteristics of Francis peach and nectarine trees

Use	Dessert
Colour	White Fleshed
Flavour
Fruit size	Medium
Picking time
Season of use	Late August
Tree vigour	Moderate
Tree habit
Fruit-bearing
Cropping	Heavy
Pollination date	0
Pollination group
Self-fertility	Self-fertile
Pollinators	Pollination partners