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USPP3589P
USPP3589P US PP3589 P USPP3589 P US PP3589P
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  • the present invention relates to a peach tree and more particularly to a new and distinct variety thereof broadly characterized by a tree of medium to large size bearing regularly and heavily for its season relatively large fruit with from half to nearly all of its skin surface colored bright red with a bright yellow under color, with scant pubescence, and with freestone yellow flesh that holds its firmness when ripe so long on the tree that the first picking is still firm when the last fruit is ready to pick, so that the fruit may be harvested in one picking, or if the tree is properly pruned, may be mechanically harvested in one picking without excessive damage to the fruit.
  • the instant variety most nearly resembles June Lady (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 3,022) and Harmony (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 2,152) which have the same parents, or breeding, as the instant variety, but is an improvement on June Lady in ripening about a week to ten days later and in being freer from the stone, and is an improvement on Harmony in having more red skin color and in remaining firm longer on the tree without softening thus allowing a tree to be harvested in one picking.
  • the accompanying drawing is an oil painting of a characteristic mature fruit of the subject variety showing the shape and skin color.
  • LEAVES Source From center stock of new growth 18 to 24 inches in length.
  • Class Classes 2 and 3 (Meador and Blake: Proceedings of the American Society for Horticultural Science, Vol. 37, p. 203).
  • Glands Reniform, located on petiole and base of leaf. Stipules: On base of leaf, dropping off early.
  • FLOWERS Buds Medium to small in size, pubescent, plump, free. Season: Medium early, about with Elberta. Blossoms: Medium small in size, pink to pinkish-salmon,
  • Form Variable, generally globose to cordate, with some tip.
  • Cavity Abrupt, elongated in suture plane, depth to /2 inch, breadth /2 to 4 inch, markings same as skin hereinafter described.
  • Stem About to inch in length, about inch in diameter.
  • Skin Medium thick, tenacious to flesh when firm ripe, separates when soft ripe; scant, short pubescence; color, light yellow undercolor 91.3 with red blush blaze red 3111 to medium red 5K11.
  • Flesh Complete freestone; moderate amygdalin; moderate juice; moderate, fine fibers; mild, delicate, distinct aroma; texture firmfor one to two weeks on the tree when ready to pick, ripens evenly throughout.
  • Fibers Short, few.
  • Size Medium. 1% to 1% inches long, %1% inches wide, A to 78 inches thick.
  • Ventral edge Thick, many small furrows.
  • Dorsal edge Generally one small groove, extends from base but interrupted toward tip.
  • Color Reddish brown when fresh, tan when dried.
  • a new and distinct variety of peach substantially as illustrated and described, which is characterized by a medium to large tree, bearing regularly and heavily for its season relatively large fruit with skin colored from half to nearly all of its surface with bright red and with 3 a yellow undercolor, with scant pubescence and with freestone yellow flesh that holds its firmness while on the tree after ripening so that the first fruit is still firm when thelast fruit: is ready to pick, allowing the fruit to be harvested in one picking, or if the tree is properly pruned it may be mechanically harvested in one picking Without :excessive damage tovthe fruit; and which most nearly resembles June Lady (Plant Pat. 3,022) and Harmony (Plant Pat.

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