Yellow-fleshed, freestone, pillar peach. Origin: USDA-ARS, Kearneysville, WV, by R. Scorza. KV881465 × MA6-1-90, KV881465= Flavortop × pillar, MA6-1-90 is from Instituto Sperimentale per la Frutticoltura, Forli, Italy =(Suncrest × K2) × pillar; tested as KV930455. USPP 15,216; 12 Oct. 2004. Tree: flower non-showy, self-fertile; blooms late March to mid-April; leaf glands reniform; distinctly columnar growth, branch angles from main axis at 35-40°. Fruit: flesh melting, dessert type; flavorful, firm until full-ripe; 80% red blush over yellow ground color; 69-72 mm in diameter; 179 g; sweet with good balance of acidity; ripens late July to early August in Kearneysville.
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