Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.

United States of America, As Represented by the Secretary of Agriculture

Gerard W Krewer

Thomas G Beckman

Wayne B Sherman

Jose X Chaparro

A new and distinct variety of nectarine tree, denominated 'Gulfcrimson', has a winter chilling requirement estimated at 400 chill units (cu). The tree is medium size, moderately vigorous, and semi-spreading in growth habit. It bears non-showy, pink flowers, and leaves with reniform glands. Trees of 'Gulfcrimson' are self-fertile and regularly bear heavy annual crops of early season fruit that are large for its ripening season. Fruit are uniformly firm and yellow with non-melting flesh. Fruit are nearly round, and uniform with substantially symmetrical shape, and have an attractive 80 to 100% red skin. The fruit of 'Gulfcrimson' usually ripen with &#x2018;June Gold&#x2019; peach in the last half of May at Attapulgus, Ga.

Peach tree named 'Gulfcrimson'

'Gulfcrest' is a new and distinct variety of peach tree which has a moderate winter chilling requirement of approximately 525 chill units. The tree is of large size, is highly vigorous with a semi-spreading growth habit. The tree has showy pink flowers and reniform leaf glands. Trees of 'Gulfcrest' bear self-fertile flowers and regularly bear heavy annual crops which are large for the moderately early ripening season. Fruit at harvest have yellow, clingstone, non-melting flesh. Fruit are uniformly firm, attractive, substantially symmetrical shape, and have an attractive normally 90 to 95% red skin with moderately fine red stripes from tip to shoulder. The fruit ripens 4 to 5 days after &lsquo;Flordacrest&rsquo; in early May at Attapulgus, Ga.

Peach tree named &ldquo;Gulfcrest&rdquo;

A new and distinct variety of peach tree which has a low winter chilling requirement of approximately 350 chill units (cu). The tree is of large size, is highly vigorous with a semi-spreading growth habit. The tree has showy pink flowers and reniform leaf glands. Trees of 'Gulfking' are self-fertile and regularly bear heavy annual crops which are moderate size for the early ripening season. Fruit have yellow, very firm, non-melting and clingstone flesh. Fruit are uniform, attractive, substantially symmetrical shape, and have an attractive normally 80 to 90% red skin with moderately red stripes from tip to shoulder over a deep yellow ground color. The fruit ripens with 'Flordaking' in early May at Attapulgus, Ga.

Peach tree named 'Gulfking'

A new and distinct variety of peach tree which has a winter chilling requirement of approximately 400 chill units (cu). The tree is of large size, with a highly vigorous spreading growth habit, and has showy pink flowers. Glands are small and reniform in shape and isolated to the basal portions of leaves. This tree, which has been denominated 'Gulfprince' is a regular bearer of heavy crops of early mid-season fruit which are large for its ripening season. Fruit are very firm, yellow, non-melting flesh which are clingstone. Fruit are uniform, attractive, substantially symmetrical shape, and have an attractive 45 to 55% solid red skin. The fruit ripens 10 to 14 days after 'June Gold' in early June at Attapulgus, Ga.

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Tifton, GA, United States of America

Gerard W Krewer