Peach tree named ‘MSUP8706’

Abstract

A new peach variety, Prunus persica, (hereinafter referred to as the MSUP8706 peach variety), which was developed by Amy Iezzoni and Bill Shane in a breeding program at the Southwest Michigan Research and Extension Center in Benton Harbor, Mich., having the following number of unique and desirable features: 1. A fruit with excellent shipping and storage characteristics. 2. A fruit maturing at the same season as the Loring peach (an unpatented selection). 3. A generally round fruit with freestone, yellow flesh, and an attractive red blush.

1. A new and distinct variety of peach tree,  Prunus persica,  substantially as herein shown and described, characterized particularly as to novelty by the unique combination of vigorous, regular bearing tree producing round, freestone fruits with excellent shipping and storage characteristics having with 80% blushed red skin color at maturity which occurs 15 days after the maturity of ‘Redhaven’ (an unpatented selection).