Dwarf peach W-114

Abstract

A new dwarf peach plant has semi-double pink flowers with late July ripening fruit. The fruit is nearly spherical with a red flushed yellow skin, its flesh being sweet and yellow. This present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of peach tree of the genetically dwarf type, having pink flowers and freestone, yellow fleshed fruit. The original seedling of this new peach was discovered by Fedor Wassiliew among seedlings grown from various crosses made by Mr. Wassiliew in Orange, Calif. The exact parentage is unknown. The primary objective of the breeding program was to produce a variety of dwarf peach, usable as an ornamental plant in home gardens and producing an edible, tasteful fruit of good texture and juice content. This objective was fully achieved along with other desirable features, as evidenced by the following unique combination of characteristics which are outstanding in the new variety and which distinguish it from all other varieties: 1. A vigorous plant of dwarf character, attaining less than three feet height in four growing seasons. 2. An abundance of semi-double pink flowers. 3. Ripening date at Irvine, Calif. approximately July 20th. 4. Round, red flushed yellow fruit with shallow suture. 5. Heavy fruit set at Irvine, Calif. 6. Firm, yellow flesh, darker in color than the flesh of Bonanza, U.S. Plant Pat. No. 2,213. Asexual reproduction of this new peach variety as performed by budding at Wasco, Calif. shows that the foregoing characteristics are established and come true to form through succeeding propagations.

I claim: 
     
       1. A new and distinct variety of peach tree of the genetically dwarf type, substantially as herein shown and described, characterized particularly as to novelty by its unique combination of vigorous, dwarf plant, semi-double pink flowers, late July ripening date, nearly spherical, red flushed yellow fruit skin, and sweet yellow flesh.