May Joy

May Joy

Peach tree named ‘May Joy’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends August 3, 2042.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP35118, the photograph of May Joy printed in the patent.

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Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of peach tree, denominated ‘May Joy’, has clingstone, melting, yellow-flesh fruit with normal acidity and pleasant eating quality. The fruit typically are round, ripen approximately 1-2 weeks before ‘Flavorich’ (syn. ‘Rich May’) and 2-3 weeks before ‘Carored’ in early to mid-May in Byron, Ga., and have a high percentage of red blush with an attractive yellow ground color. The tree is moderately vigorous and semi-spreading in growth habit, has self-fertile showy pink flowers, and regularly bears crops in absence of severe spring frost. This cultivar has a winter chilling requirement estimated at approximately 650 chill hours and is suited for medium to high chill areas.

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We claim: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of peach tree named ‘May Joy’ as illustrated and described, characterized by a moderate chilling requirement, an early maturity, and attractive ripe fruit with a high coverage of red blush, melting texture, yellow flesh, normal acidity, pleasant eating quality, and clingstone.

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