Peach tree

Abstract

A new peach tree variety discovered as a sport limb growing on an Early Elberta Freestone Peach Tree. The new variety exhibits excellent winter and spring freeze resistance characteristics and produces fruit under adverse growing conditions that inhibit production by the parent trees and, moreover, fruit that matures some seven to ten days earlier than that of its parent.

I claim: 
     
       1. A new and distinct variety of Early Elberta Freestone peach tree characterized by its winter hardiness, by its more upright growth habit with smaller scaffolding, by its more deeply green leaves, by its fruit that is similar to that of its parent but that matures some seven to ten days earlier, and by its ability to produce a full crop of fruit despite adverse winter or spring freeze conditions fatal to crop production in the Early Elberta Freestone peach trees growing in the same vicinity, as illustrated and described.