Peach tree, "Thiara"

#The present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of peach tree which has been denominated varietally as "Thiara", and more particularly to such a peach tree which produces clingstone fruit which are mature for commercial harvesting and shipment from approximately July 1 to July 5, under the ecological conditions prevailing in the Sacramento Valley of California and which is further distinguished as to novelty by producing a clingstone fruit, the flesh of which is firm, fine-textured, and which has a golden yellow color, and which further has a nearly globose form; the fruit of the subject variety being sweet, mild, and well-balanced in flavor and having a pleasant aroma.

#It has long been known that the marketability of peaches can be influenced, to some degree, by numerous factors including its date of harvesting and shipment, as well as its external appearance.

#The new and novel variety of peach tree described, herein, is noteworthy for producing an attractively colored, early season clingstone peach which is ripe for commercial harvesting and shipment from approximately July 1 to July 5 under the environmental conditions existing in the Sacramento Valley of Calirornia.

#The accompanying drawing is a color photograph of a characteristic twig bearing typical leaves; several mature fruit showing their external coloration sufficiently mature for harvesting and shipment; one fruit of the subject variety dissected in the axial plane to illustrate the flesh characteristics thereof; and one stone; all of the subject variety.

#Referring more specifically to the pomological details of this new and distinct variety of peach tree, the following has been observed under the ecological conditions prevailing at the orchard of the inventor which is located near Yuba City, Calif. All major color code designations are by reference to the dictionary of color by Maerz and Paul, first edition, 1930. Common color names are also employed occasionally.

#Generally:

#Size.--Average. The tree is described in the orchard of origin which is located in Stanislaus County, Calif. As noted earlier, budwood was grafted into Nemaguard peach rootstock which is growing in the same orchard and which has an age of less than five years. This rootstock has an average height of about 10 feet and a spread of approximately the same amount.