Peach tree "Snow Giant"

#The present variety of peach tree was originated by us in our experimental orchard located near Modesto, Calif., as a first generation cross between two selected seedlings with the field identification numbers 18EA213 and 51GA205. The female parent 18EA213 originated from a second generation cross between a nectarine seedling of unknown parentage and Royal Gold Peach (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 2,663). The pollen parent originated from a first generation cross between a selected seedling from an open pollinated O'Henry Peach (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 2,964) crossed with a selected seedling originating from a cross between an open pollinated May Grand Nectarine (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 2,794) seedling crossed with Sam Houston Peach (non-patented). (Royal Gold Peach is classified as a yellow flesh peach, it originated as a bud mutation from the white flesh peach Spring Time (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 1,268) and carries a factor for white flesh). The present variety was selected from a large group of seedlings which were grown and maintained under careful observation during which time we recognized its desirable characteristics described above and selected the variety for asexual reproduction and commercialization.

#The present variety of peach tree was asexually propagated by budding, as performed by us in our experimental orchard located near Modesto, Calif., and shows that all characteristics run true to the original tree and are established and transmitted through succeeding propagations.

#A new and distinct variety of peach tree which is of large size, with vigorous upright growth and being a productive and regular bearer of large, white flesh, freestone fruit with excellent flavor and eating quality. The fruit is further characterized by relatively uniform size throughout the tree, having firm white flesh with good storage and shipping quality and having a high degree of attractive red skin color; and in comparison to Giant Babcock Peach (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 1,353), the new variety has the ability to produce a greater number of large, uniform sized fruit, with a higher degree of attractive red skin color and ripening approximately one month later.

#The accompanying photographic illustrations show typical specimens of the foliage and fruit of our new peach variety with the upper and lower surface of the leaves being shown and the exterior and a cross sectional view of the fruit divided in the suture plane to reveal flesh coloration and showing a stone remaining in place. The photographs were taken shortly after being picked at maturity (firm ripe) and the colors are as nearly true as reasonably possible in a color representation of this type.

#The following is a detailed botanical description of the present variety of peach tree, its flowers, foliage and fruit as based on observations of specimens grown near Modesto, Calif., with color terminology (except those in common terms) in accordance with Reinhold Color Atlas by A. Kornerup and J. H. Wanscher.

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