UFBlaze

UFBlaze

Peach tree named ‘UFBlaze’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired April 15, 2023. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on November 29, 2022. This patent earned 137 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP14898, the photograph of UFBlaze printed in the patent.

Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP14898, 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

‘UFBlaze’ is a new and distinct variety of peach tree which has a winter chilling requirement of approximately 300 chill units (cu). The tree is of large size and is highly vigorous with a semi-spreading growth habit. Flowers are showy and pink and leaf glands are small and reniform in shape. Trees of ‘UFBlaze’ are self fertile and regularly bear heavy annual crops of early season fruit which are large for its ripening season. Fruit are very firm, yellow and non-melting flesh which are clingstone. Fruit are uniform, substantially symmetrical shape, attractive, and have a bright red skin over 80 to 90% of the deep yellow ground color. The fruit usually ripens about 7 to 10 days after ‘UFGold’ in early to mid-May at Gainesville, Fla.

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I claim: 1. A new and distinct peach tree variety as illustrated and described, characterized by a low chilling requirement, and bearing early season fruit having firm, yellow and non-melting flesh of high eating quality, and an attractive, high percentage red skin color with fruit ripening in early to mid-May or about 7 days after ‘UFGold’ at Gainesville, Fla.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP14898 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.

The record

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