The Nation's Greatest Early Commercial Peach 
ERLY-RED-FRE 
PLANT 
ions A PATENTED VARIETY 
INTRODUCED, GROWN AND 
SOLD EXCLUSIVELY BY 
BOUNTIFUL RIDGE NURSERIES 












U.S. PLANT PAT. 320 
The Fruit Is: 
U. S. PLANT PAT. 320 
The Tree Is: 
Large Size Thrifty Grower 
White Flesh Disease Resistant 
Freestone Hardy In Wood 
Highly Colored 
Finest Quality 
Disease Resistant 
Good Shipper 
A Money Maker 
Hardy In Bud 
Early Bearer 
Heavy Producer 
Self Fertile 
Universally Adaptable 
ERLY-RED-FRE-FRUITS 
“MOTHER NATURE'S GIFT TO THE PEACH WORLD” 
RIPENS WITH RED BIRD; 3 TO 4 WEEKS BEFORE GOLDEN JUBILEE 
6 TO 7 WEEKS BEFORE ELBERTA—SEE FRONT COVER FOR COLOR ILLUSTRATION 
Producing orchards from Texas to Canada and from Maryland to the State of Washington prove 
the Universal adaptability of the Erly-Red-Fre. 
We have never in all our experience as Nurserymen and Horticulturists seen a new peach with 
such wide adaptability and prove so universally satisfactory to grower and consumer excepting pos- 
sibly the famous Elberta. 
The HRLY-RED-FRE ripens uniformly, does not show bruises readily and will keep and ship better 
than ELBERTA. It is definitely the first ripening freestone peach now in cultivation to our knowledge, 
following closely the Mayflower and preceding the Golden Jubilee by several weeks. 
The ERLY-RED-FRE originated as a chance seedling in the orchard of Wm. Perry near Chase City, 
Va. Our attention was first called to this splendid peach in 1935. The second generation trees bore in 
1937 at 2 years of age, the fruits on these being identical with those on the Parent tree, The fruit is very 
highly colored with an attractive bright red on a creamy white background. The skin is tough and medium 
thick. The flesh of the peach is of such texture that it does not show bruises through the skin for several 
days after being bruised and is a clear white through to the pit. We believe this peach has one of the 
smallest pits of any cultivated peach we know of in existance. The fruit averages large for an early peach, 
some specimens weighing 12 ounces and the entire crop under normal conditions and care can be packed 
out 24%” and up if desired. The tree is very vigorous, resistant to Bacteriosis, bears while very young. 
REST PERIOD REQUIREMENTS 
Definite tests have been run now for several years in the Southern producing areas and ERLY-RED- 
FRE shows less Rest Period requirement than ELBERTA and some years less than Hiley Bell and can 
normally be classed with Hiley and Early Rose on rest requirements. Knowing this and the grower giving 
proper fertilization and cultivation program ERLY-RED-FRE can be grown quite successful through the 
great Georgia peach section and further south at higher elevations. This means regular and heavy produc- 
tion of this great peach when given proper care. 
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