Western Princess

Peach tree named ‘Western Princess’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends February 18, 2027.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 13, 2026. This patent earned 67 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP18755, the photograph of Western Princess printed in the patent.

Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP18755, 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

The present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of peach tree, Prunus persica, broadly characterized by a medium size, vigorous, hardy, self-fertile, productive and regular bearing tree. The fruit matures under the ecological conditions described in early July, with first picking on Jul. 1, 2006. The fruit is uniformly large in size, mildly acidic and sweet in flavor, globose in shape, freestone in type, firm in texture, yellow in flesh color, and mostly red in skin color.

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1. A new and distinct variety of peach tree, substantially as illustrated and described, that is most similar to its selected seed parent, ‘Diamond Princess’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 7,066) peach, by producing peaches that are nearly globose in shape, freestone in type, yellow in flesh color, acidic and sweet in flavor, and mostly red in skin color, but is distinguished therefrom by requiring much less chilling hours and by producing fruit that is larger in size and that matures about ten days earlier.

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Western Princess

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