A new peach variety, Prunus persica, (hereinafter referred to as the
MSUP8706 peach variety), which was developed by Amy Iezzoni and Bill
Shane in a breeding program at the Southwest Michigan Research and
Extension Center in Benton Harbor, Mich., having the following number of
unique and desirable features: 1. A fruit with excellent shipping and
storage characteristics. 2. A fruit maturing at the same season as the
Loring peach (an unpatented selection). 3. A generally round fruit with
freestone, yellow flesh, and an attractive red blush.