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

William R Okie

Chunxian Chen

Ralph Scorza

A new and distinct cultivar of peach tree, denominated 'Cardinal Joy', has firm, melting, semi-freestone fruit with a high coverage of red blush, yellow flesh, normal acidity, rich flavor and pleasant eating quality at maturity. The fruit typically ripen about a week after 'Flavorich' (syn. 'Rich May') and a few days before &#x2018;Carored&#x2019; in mid to late May at Byron, Ga. The tree has self-fertile showy pink flowers and is moderately vigorous and semi-spreading in growth habit. This cultivar has a winter chilling requirement of approximately 850 chill hours, crops well most years, and is suited for high chill areas.

Peach tree named 'Cardinal Joy'

A new and distinct cultivar of peach tree, denominated 'May Joy', has clingstone, melting, yellow-flesh fruit with normal acidity and pleasant eating quality. The fruit typically are round, ripen approximately 1-2 weeks before 'Flavorich' (syn. 'Rich May') and 2-3 weeks before &#x2018;Carored&#x2019; in early to mid-May in Byron, Ga., and have a high percentage of red blush with an attractive yellow ground color. The tree is moderately vigorous and semi-spreading in growth habit, has self-fertile showy pink flowers, and regularly bears crops in absence of severe spring frost. This cultivar has a winter chilling requirement estimated at approximately 650 chill hours and is suited for medium to high chill areas.

Peach tree named 'May Joy'

A new and distinct variety of peach tree, denominated 'Crimson Joy', has firm, freestone, melting, yellow flesh fruit with normal acidity, and good eating quality. The fruit typically ripen approximately with 'Harvester' and about one week after 'GaLa' in early to mid-June in Byron, Ga., have a high percentage of red blush with an attractive yellow ground color on skin surface, and usually are almost round. The tree is moderately vigorous and semi-spreading in growth habit, has self-fertile showy pink flowers, and regularly bears heavy annual crops. This variety has a winter chilling requirement estimated at approximately 700 chill hours and is suited for medium to high chill areas.

Peach tree named 'Crimson Joy'

A new and distinct variety of peach tree, denominated 'Liberty Joy', has firm, freestone, melting, yellow flesh fruit with normal acidity, and good eating quality. The fruit typically ripen approximately with 'Redglobe' and about one week after 'Sunland' in early July in Byron, Ga., have a high percentage of red blush with an attractive yellow ground color on skin surface, and usually are almost round with a slightly oblong apex in some years. The tree is moderately vigorous and semi-spreading in growth habit, has self-fertile showy pink flowers, and regularly bears heavy annual crops. This variety has a winter chilling requirement estimated at approximately 650 chill hours and is suited for medium to high chill areas.

Peach tree named 'Liberty Joy'

A new and distinct variety of peach tree, denominated 'Rich Joy', has firm, freestone, melting, yellow flesh fruit with normal acidity, rich flavor, good eating quality, and long shelf life on trees and after harvesting. The fruit typically ripen about one week after 'Julyprince' in mid-July in Byron, Ga., have a high percentage of red blush with an attractive yellow ground color on skin surface, and usually are almost round with a slightly prominent suture. The tree is moderately vigorous and semi-spreading in growth habit, has self-fertile showy pink flowers, and regularly bears heavy annual crops. This variety has a winter chilling requirement estimated at approximately 850 chill hours and is suited for high chill areas.

Peach tree named 'Rich Joy'

Description and specifications of a new and distinct ornamental peach tree with attractive peppermint-type flowers that is well-adapted to the Southeastern United States climate. 'Candy Cane' has flowers with various combinations of white, pink, and red color, a well as leaves that are variegated red and green.

Peach tree named 'Candy Cane'

A new and distinct variety of peach which is characterized by producing large, yellow, melting-flesh fruit with an excellent sweet, only mildly acidic dessert quality flavor. Fruit are melting flesh freestone with an 80% red over-color (blush) over a golden yellow undercolor and average 71 to 75 mm in diameter, ripening in early mid season.

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Warner Robins, GA, United States of America

William R Okie