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• This new variety has much the same growing habits and other characteristics of both the tree and fruit as the parent variety but distinctly differs therefrom primarily in the ripening of the fruit of the new variety about a full week later than the fruit of the non-patented variety Redhaven, when grown under comparable conditions.
• the new variety grows larger and somewhat rounder than the parent variety with the fruit quality being almost identical except for a somewhat snappier flavor of the mutation.
• the new variety of peach tree herein described was originated and successfully asexually propagated in the following manner:
• the tree is so nearly like the Redhaven as to be indistinguishable, being a sturdy grower of good size with the limbs coming off the main stem at blunt angles, giving the tree good structural form and strength.
• the wood is exceptionally hardy having withstood a temperature of minus 22 F. and appears to have good hardiness and resistance to disease and insects.
• the tree is also naturally a heavy bearer and must be thinned early in the season to produce the large size fruit of which it is capable.
• the leaves are good size, 5.5 inches long and 1.25 inches wide with the average vigor.
• the foliage is abundant and of an olive green color with the leaf glands Plant Pat. 1,449 Patented Jan. 17, 1956 While not completely immune to the foliage is not particularly suscepbeing reniform. Bacterium pram, tible.
• the fruit is almost spherical, without prominent suture or apex when matured. Color is a deep, rich red over a warm, creamy yellow background with the mature fruit coloring from -95 per cent red color.
• the size of the fruit depends upon the thinning practiced, and with moderate thinning gives a fruit of about 2% inches, while heavy thinning produces a 3-inch or larger size.
• the skin is smooth, almost fuzzless, and tough while the flesh is bright yellow, firm, and juicy. It has a small, bright red touch immediately adjoining the pit and the texture is smooth with the flesh breaking away from the pit in a normal freestone manner. The pits themselves are small.
• the first fruits ripen about 1 week later than nonpatented variety Redhaven or about 3 weeks before non-patented variety Elberta with the fruits hanging on the tree well and staying firm over a long period of time.
• the last picking is normally about a week before non-patented variety Elberta.
• the flavor of the present mutation is spicy and vinous, with the meat resisting browning when exposed to the air. It is excellent either fresh, canned or frozen and even if picked hard ripe, it has a good eating quality.
• the fruit is of average resistance toinsect attack and in this respect it is similar to Redhaven, a non-patented variety, now grown commercially in the United States.
• the tree flowers are so nearly like Redhaven as to be indistinguishable.
• the color and general appearance of the fruits are similar, but the mutation ripens a full week later, grows larger and rounder, stays firmer (on or off of the tree), and the fruit quality is almost identical except that the mutation has a slightly snappier flavor. It will follow the Redhaven in maturity thus filling the gap to the early ripening strains of Elberta with a peach of unsurpassed appearance and quality.
• a new and distinct variety of peach tree substantially as described, bearing large, firm, and highly colored fruit; characterized as to novelty to the Redhaven peach in that the color and general appearance of the fruits are similar, but the present mutation ripens a full week later, grows larger and rounder and stays firmer, with a slightly snappier flavor.

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