US Plant Patent PP31194
Crimson Joy
Peach tree named ‘Crimson Joy’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends December 19, 2038.
No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

The record
- Patent number
- PP31194
- Filed
- December 19, 2018
- Granted
- December 10, 2019
- Expires
- December 19, 2038
- Assignee
- US AGRICULTURE
- Inventor
- CHEN CHUNXIAN; OKIE WILLIAM R
Abstract
A new and distinct variety of peach tree, denominated ‘Crimson Joy’, has firm, freestone, melting, yellow flesh fruit with normal acidity, and good eating quality. The fruit typically ripen approximately with ‘Harvester’ and about one week after ‘GaLa’ in early to mid-June in Byron, Ga., have a high percentage of red blush with an attractive yellow ground color on skin surface, and usually are almost round. The tree is moderately vigorous and semi-spreading in growth habit, has self-fertile showy pink flowers, and regularly bears heavy annual crops. This variety has a winter chilling requirement estimated at approximately 700 chill hours and is suited for medium to high chill areas.
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We claim: 1. A new and distinct variety of peach tree as illustrated and described, characterized by a medium high chilling requirement and bearing fruit having, yellow-fleshed fruit with normal acidity and melting, freestone with excellent eating quality a high percentage of red blush with an attractive yellow ground color, with fruit ripening in early to mid-June in Byron, Ga.
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