P.F. 8 Ball

P.F. 8 Ball

Peach tree named ‘P.F. 8 Ball’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired August 4, 2026. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on February 1, 2026. This patent earned 184 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP18534, the photograph of P.F. 8 Ball printed in the patent.

Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP18534, reproduced as printed. Photographs in a plant patent are taken by the applicant. Reproduction of the patent document is permitted; the image is shown whole and uncropped for that reason.

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.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

1. A new and distinct variety of peach tree substantially as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP18534 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.

The record

Abstract