A new and distinct variety of peach, Prunus persica, tree having the following unique combination of desirable features: 1. The limbs of the tree naturally grow at wide angles creating a wide-spreading tree. 2. A fruit with a very dark skin that remains firm when ripe. 3. A highly colored, peach cultivar that matures a few days before the variety P.F. 23 U.S. Plant Pat. No. 164 and which hangs on the tree for many days staying extremely firm.