`FA 59` peach tree

Abstract

A new peach variety, Prunus persica, (hereinafter referred to as the `FA 59` peach tree) which was developed by Annette and Randy Bjorge in a breeding program at Fruit Acres Farm in Coloma, Mich., having the following combination of unique and desirable features: 1. A very large, substantially round fruit with clear yellow flesh and very attractive orange-red stripe over a red blush covering 80% of the fruit at maturity. 2. A fruit maturing 20 days later that the `Redhaven` peach. 3. A fruit with flesh that does not brown when cut. 4. A fruit with excellent shipping and storage qualities. 5. A fruit that ripens with multiple pickings and produces heavy tonnage per acre.

I claim: 
     
       1. A new and distinct variety of peach tree, Prunus persica, substantially as herein shown and described, characterized particularly as to novelty by the unique combination of a large size, very vigorous, upright, open, medium density, heavy bearing tree, with good resistance to bacterial spot, producing freestone fruits having clear yellow, non-browning flesh and substantially round, firm, very large, 80% mottled striped orange-red skin color at maturity which occurs 17 days after the maturity of `Redhaven` peach.