Peach tree named 'P.F. 8 Ball'

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of peach, Prunus persica, tree having the following unique combination of desirable features.

• • 1. The new and distinct variety of peach tree is of spreading growth being a regular and productive bearer of large peaches having an average diameter of about 2¾″.
  • 2. Producing a very firm fruit having a resilient flesh texture.
  • 3. Blossoms are non-showy when in full bloom.
  • 4. A substantially spherical fruit with skin of dark red color overlying yellow at maturity
  • 5. An early season maturing fruit of good taste, and freestone.
  • 6. An early season maturing fruit of good storage and shelf life.

Description

[0001]Botanical classification: Prunus persica. ORIGIN OF VARIETY[0002]The new peach tree {hereinafter referred to as the ‘P.F. 8 Ball’} was originated by Paul Friday in the experiment orchard, which is maintained for the purposes of breeding peach trees in Coloma, Mich. Coloma is located in the southwest section of Michigan, USDA Hardiness Zone 6A, with observed temperature ranges of minus 12 degree Fahrenheit to 90 degree Fahrenheit, also with annual rainfall of about 40 inches.[0003]In an ongoing mass selection breeding program, superior seedlings of unrecorded parentage are maintained as seed sources for the production of seeds which are collected and planted in mass. The seed producing parent trees are maintained solely as proprietary trees for breeding purposes and have not been released from the experimental orchard, where such trees can be evaluated for there adaptability to local and regional growing conditions. Seeds resulting from open pollination of the trees in the expe...

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