NECTARINE TREEFiled NOV. 18, 1955 WlTNESS INVENTOK Q w 1 Pdel'z'c 5U. Anderaan dog 4 Cm W dew adezzli) A T T Y5.
neotarine treewas originated by me at my experimental orchard located near Le Grand, California, during the course of a long and continuing program seeking improved varieties of fruit for commercial production, particularly peaches and nectarines.
the present varietyis an F-l cross of the Le Grand nectarine (United States Plant Patent No. 549) and the Sun Grand neotarine (United States Plant Patent No. 974); such cross having been accomplished by me under careful supervision and effective controls.
Fig. 1is an elevation showing two of the fruit, together with twigs and leaves.
Fig. 2is a sectional elevation of one of the fruit with the stone exposed.
the tree and its fruit herein describedmay vary in slight detail due to climatic and soil conditions under which the variety may be grown.
a new and distinct variety of nectarine treeas illustrated and described, characterized by large size, yellow flesh, freestone fruit whose exterior color is yellow, partially over-spread with red; said fruit being further characterized-as compared with the freestone Sun Grand nectarine-by twenty percent larger size on the average, ripening about a week later, and-while having a shorter harvesting period, less exterior red color, and not quite as firm of flesh-being of better eating quality.
