UFO

UFO

Peach tree named ‘UFO’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired July 19, 2020. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on July 18, 2020. This patent earned 1 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP13352, the photograph of UFO printed in the patent.

Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP13352, 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 tree, which has a low winter chilling requirement of approximately 250 chill units (cu). The tree is large size, highly vigorous with a semi-upright growth habit, and has showy pink flowers. Glands are small and reniform in shape and isolated to the basal portions of leaves. This tree, which has been denominated ‘UFO’, is a regular bearer of heavy crops which are large for the moderately early ripening season, with yellow and very firm non-melting fresh, semi-freestone fruit of peento shape. Fruit are uniform, attractive, substantially symmetrical shape, and have an attractive 50 to 70% striped red skin color. The fruit ripens 10 to 15 days after ‘UFGold’ in mid- to late May at Gainesville.

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We claim: 1. A new and distinct peento peach tree variety as illustrated and described, characterized by a low-chilling requirement, and bearing early-ripening fruit with firm, yellow, non-melting flesh of high eating quality and an attractive, high percentage red over color and with fruit ripening in mid- to late May or 10 to 15 days after ‘UFGold’ at Gainesville.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP13352 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.

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