U.S. Patent PP25,129
Peach Variety
- Fruit Size: Medium
- Chill Requirement: 100 hours
- Growth Habit: Semi-Spreading
- First Harvest: Around April 20 near Gainesville, FL
Description: ‘UFBest’ is a peach cultivar released in 2012 by the UF breeding program. This non-melting-flesh cultivar produces heavy annual crops of large fruit. ‘UFBest’ fruit develop 95–100% red skin over a yellow ground color, and the flesh is yellow with clingstone pits. ‘UFBest’ ripens 1 week earlier than ‘UFSun’ (U.S. Patent PP 14,764) (mid-April) in Gainesville, Florida, with a FDP of 85 days.
License Availability: FFSP has non-exclusively licensed the following entities for the propagation of the ‘UFBest’ peach cultivar:
Agricola Oasis S.P.R. de R.L.
Burchell Nursery, Inc.
https://www.burchellnursery.com
Oakdale, CA
Flowing Well Tree Farm
www.flowingwelltreefarm.com
Pierson, FL
Phillip Rucks Citrus Nursery, Inc.
http://www.ruckscitrusnursery.com/
Frostproof, FL