U.S. Patent PP20,174
Peach Variety – Jointly Released by FAES, USDA/ARS, & UGA
- Fruit Size: Large
- Chill Requirement: 400 hours
- Growth Habit: Semi-spreading
- First Harvest: Around May 18 near Attapulgus, GA
Description: ‘Gulfcrimson’ is the third in a series of cultivars released and patented by the joint UF, UGA, and USDA-ARS stone fruit breeding program, specifically in 2009. ‘Gulfcrimson’ fruit are large for an early-ripening cultivar and have a yellow ground color with 80–90% red skin. ‘Gulfcrimson’ ripens with the standard peach cultivar ‘June Gold’ in Attapulgus, Georgia, with an FDP of 95 days and highly consistent cropping, making it a good mid-season replacement for ‘June Gold’. It also crops reliably in north Florida.
License Availability: FFSP has non-exclusively licensed the following entities for the propagation of the ‘Gulfcrimson’ peach cultivar:
Cumberland Valley Nurseries, Inc.
http://fruittreefarm.com/
Freedom Tree Farms, LLC
http://www.freedomtreefarms.com/
Vaughn Nursery
http://www.vaughnnursery.com/