ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. PP37,670, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to The Texas A&M University System (College Station, Texas).

"Peach tree named 'TRH3A17'" was invented by David H. Byrne (Bryan, Texas) and Natalie Anderson (Calvert, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a new variety of Prunus persica named 'TRH3A17'. This new variety, which requires approximately 350 chilling units of dormancy, is a peach tree of very early season maturity, which produces subacid, yellow-fleshed fruit that are firm, with a 50-80% red-orange blush over a yellow-green ground color, and suitable for the fresh market."

The patent was filed on Sept. 22, 2025, under Applic...