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USPP2944P
USPP2944P US PP2944 P USPP2944 P US PP2944P
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David L. Armstrong
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  • the present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of peach tree of the yellow-fleshed, freestone fruitbearing, dwarf tree type which was originated by me as an open-pollinated seedling of an unnamed and unpatented tall peach variety which itself was an unnamed and unpatented seedling derived from open-pollination of another tall peach variety whose pollen parent was the peach variety known as Springtime (Plant Patent No. 1,268), and whose seed parent was the result of several generations of breeding involving the peach varieties Flamingo (Plant Patent No. 661), Rio Oso Gem (Plant Patent No.
  • the new variety is one that resulted from an extensive breeding program conducted by me with the objective of producing improved, yellow-fleshed, freestone peach varieties having a dwarf tree habit and a succession of fruit ripening periods throughout the season for peach fruits.
  • This new variety is one of the achievements of this objective, along with other desirable improvements, as evidenced by the following unique combination of characteristics which are outstanding in the new variety and which distinguish it from its parents, as well as from all other peach varieties of which I am aware:
  • An attractive skin color which basically is Indian Yellow, attractively overlaid with splotches and streaks of red, particularly on one side of the fruit where it is substantially deeper in color because of the overlay, but with the skin color varying with the degree of coverage by the foliage.
  • the seed parent of this new variety was a yellowfleshed, freestone peach of normal height, whose fruit ripens toward the latter part of June or early midseason, said fruit being of medium size, well-shaped and essentially round, with a little better than average skin color, and having a chilling requirement approximately equal to that of this new variety.
  • Plant Pat. 2,944 Patented Nov. 25, 1969
  • the new variety differs from the parent variety aforesaid pirmarily by having a dwarf tree habit as compared to the normal or tall tree habit of the parent.
  • the new variety differs from all of its ancestral varieties except Swatow in that it is dwarf in habit, while they are generally referred to as being tall in habit.
  • the new variety bears fruit which has a more attractive skin color, is much larger in size, with edible flesh, and is freestone instead of being clingstone like Swatow peach; the fruit of the new variety is much earlier ripening, and its flowers are the normal five petals, whereas the flowers of Swatow peach have thirty to forty petals.
  • the new variety In comparison with Bonanza dwarf peach, the new variety primarily differs by a ripening date which on the average is about two Weeks later under growing condi tions at Wasco, Calif; its fruit is also normally ripe a few days after Redhaven peach (unpatented) in the same area; it has a lower chilling requirement; its fruit has somewhat shorter pubescence and is sufficiently diszinct in this respect that it would normally be referred to as less fuzzy than Bonanza fruit; and the fruit also has substantially more skin color than Bonanza" fruit under conditions existing at Wasco, Calif.
  • Fruit Ripening dates Generally ripens about the fourth week in June at Wasco, Calif; over an eight year period of observation, first ripening ranged from June 16 to July 5; usually ripens about 2 weeks after Bonanza dwarf peach, and about at the same time or a few days after Redhaven peach as grown at Wasco, Calif.
  • Size Generally medium size.
  • Axial diameter --From 2% inches to 2% inches.
  • Transverse diameter in suture plane -From 2% inches to 2% inches.
  • Suture Usually shallow; extending from base to apex on the ventral side only; slight depression beyond pistil point.
  • Ventral surface Rounded; sometimes slightly lipped; lips when present usually slightly unequal.
  • Stem cavity Rounded; slightly elongated in suture plane,
  • Base From rounded to truncate.
  • Stem From medium to heavy caliper; glabrous; weak adherence to stone.
  • Col0r.--Ground color varies from near Straw-Yellow, Plate 604/1, page 67 (W) to near Chinese Yellow, Plate 606/1, page 68 (W), all heavily overlaid with mottling, streaks, flecks and blushes from near Jasper Red, Plate 018/1, page 107 (W) to near Oxblood Red, Plate 00823/3, page 191 (W).
  • Flavor Good peach flavor; subacid; good balance between sugar and acid.
  • Size Medium; from about 1 /4 inches to 1% inches long; from about inch to 1 inch wide; from about A; inch to inch thick.
  • said fruit having only a few flecks and streaks of red color in the flesh, scant pubescence of medium length, and an attractive skin color which basically is Indian Yellow, attractively overlaid with splotches and streaks of red, particularly on one side of the fruit where it is substantially deeper in color because of the overlay, but with the skin color varying with the degree of coverage by the foliage.

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