Peach tree named `88-17`

Abstract

A new and distinct late-season cultivar of peach tree (i.e., Prunus persica) is provided that forms attractive substantially round fruit bearing a very firm flesh. When fully mature, the external surface of the fruit is almost full red. The fruit flesh has a pleasing mild to sweet low acid flavor and is yellow with some red coloration at the pit cavity and streaked throughout the flesh. The fruit also keeps and ships well particularly in view of its inherently very firm consistency. The tree additionally displays a vigorous growth habit.

I claim: 
     
       1. A new and distinct cultivar of peach tree that exhibits the following combination of characteristics: (a) exhibits good vigor, and   (b) forms on a regular and productive basis late-maturing substantially round very firm fruit with a substantially flat base and yellow flesh having a mild to sweet low acid flavor with some red coloration at the pit cavity and streaked throughout the flesh at all stages of maturity and an almost full red external skin surface when fully mature which keeps and ships well; substantially as herein shown and described.