Peach cultivar

Abstract

A new and distinct peach variety which originated by the crossing of an unnamed New Jersey seedling No. 585414 with pollen from the Autumnglo variety is provided. This new variety is a late maturing yellow freestone peach variety which bears large round firm fruit having an attractive bright red skin color (as illustrated). The fruit flesh is golden yellow in color, and slow softening with a superior rich and delicious flavor. The fruit buds exhibit exceptionally good winter hardiness. Also, the variety has exhibited improved tolerance to common bacterial leaf spot disease.

We claim: 
     
       1. A new and distinct variety of yellow freestone peach tree, substantially as illustrated and described, characterized by a strong, vigorous growth habit, the exceptional winter hardiness of the fruit buds, improved tolerance to bacterial leaf spot, and the ability to yield large round firm globose bright red colored slow softening fruit having a rich and delicious flower which commonly ripens very late with that of the Autumnglo variety and approximately 3 to 5 days after that of the Rio Oso Gem variety.