Peach tree named ‘Bright Princess’

Abstract

The present invention relates to a peach tree, Prunus persica , and more particularly to a new and distinct variety characterized by a medium size, vigorous, hardy, self-fertile, productive and regular bearing tree. The fruit matures under the ecological conditions described in the latter part of June, with first picking on Jun. 22, 2002. The fruit is uniformly large in size, sweet and acidic in flavor, globose in shape, freestone in type, firm in texture, yellow in flesh color, and mostly red in skin color. The variety was developed as a first generation cross using ‘Spring Bright’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 7,507) yellow flesh nectarine as the selected seed parent and an unnamed peach as the selected pollen parent.

I claim:  
     
       1. A new and distinct variety of peach tree, substantially as illustrated and described, that is most similar to ‘Diamond Princess’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 7,066) peach by producing fruit that is yellow in flesh color, nearly full red in skin color, excellent in flavor, and freestone in type, but is distinguished therefrom by blooming about one week earlier and by producing fruit that is firmer in texture, larger in size, and matures about fifteen days earlier.