Peach tree, "Jefferson Sun"

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of peach tree which is somewhat remotely similar to the Berenda Sun Peach Tree (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 5,297) with which it is most closely related but from which it is distinguished therefrom by producing fruit which are mature for harvesting and shipment approximately three to four weeks prior to the fruit produced by the Berenda Sun Peach Tree and which further produce a globose shaped fruit which is freestone by nature and which further exhibits a deep red to lighter yellow skin color and a light yellow colored flesh.

Having thus described and illustrated my new variety of peach tree, what I claim as new and desire to be secured by Plant Letters Patent is: 
     
       1. A new and distinct variety of peach tree substantially as illustrated and described and which is somewhat remotely similar to the Berenda Sun Peach Tree (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 5,297) from which it was derived as a chance sport but from which it is distinguished therefrom and characterized principally as to novelty by producing fruit which are mature for commercial harvesting and shipment during the last week of June through July 5 in the San Joaquin Valley of central California and which further produces a freestone fruit which has a red and yellow skin color and a flesh color which is a pleasing light yellow, the fruit of the subject variety having noteworthy shipping and handling characteristics.