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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2022
The United States of America, As Represented BY the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, DC (US);
Chunxian Chen, Byron, GA (US);
William R. Okie, Augusta, GA (US);
The United States of America, as represented by The Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
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 ‘Carored’ 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.