White-fleshed Freestone Patents (Class PLT/196)
  • Patent number: PP10872
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of peach tree (Prunus persica) which has the following unique combination of desirable features that are outstanding in a new variety. The following features of the tree and its fruit are characterized with the tree budded on nemaguard rootstock, grown on Hanford sandy loam soil with Storie Index rating 95, in USDA hardiness zone 9, near Modesto, Calif., and with standard commercial cultural fruit growing practices, such as, pruning, thinning, spraying, irrigation, fertilization, etc.:1. Heavy and regular production of large size fruit.2. Fruit with a mild, sweet, sub-acid flavor and excellent eating quality.3. Fruit with firm white flesh, good handling and shipping quality.4. Relatively uniform large-sized fruit throughout the tree.5. Fruit with a high degree of attractive red skin color.6. The fruit holding firm on the tree 7 to 10 days after maturity (shipping ripe).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1999
    Inventors: Chris Floyd Zaiger, Gary Neil Zaiger, Leith Marie Gardner, Grant Gene Zaiger