‘UFGlo’

U.S. Patent PP21,837
Peach Variety


  • Fruit Size: Medium
  • Chill Requirement: 400 hours
  • Growth Habit: Semi-Spreading
  • First Harvest: Around May 11 near Gainesville, FL
  • Description: ‘UFGlo’ is a white-flesh, non-melting peach that was released in 2009.  ‘UFGlo’ fruit are large, develop 80–90% blush over the entire fruit, and are clingstone.  The FDP is 80–85 days.  ‘UFGlo’ ripens in areas where the standard cultivar ‘Flordaking’ (unpatented) does well, and it complements ‘UFSharp’ (U.S. Patent PP5,988) peaches in north central Florida.  It produces consistent crops with good yields in north Florida.

     

    License Availability:  FFSP has non-exclusively licensed the following entities for the propagation of the ‘UFGlo’ peach cultivar:

    Island Grove, LLC
    Bert Sheffield
    24703 SE 193rd Ave
    Hawthorne, FL 32640
    Phone: (352) 274-3835

    Phillip Rucks Citrus Nursery, Inc.
    http://www.ruckscitrusnursery.com/