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March 10, 1936. BALDERSTON, 8D l n Pat. 168

APPLE TREE Filed Oct. 29, 1935 Patented Mar. 10, 1936 Plant Pat. 168

PATENT OFFICE APPLE TREE Lloyd Balderston, 3d, Colora, Md., assignorto Bountiful Ridge Nurseries, Princess Anne, Md.

Application October 29, 1935, Serial No. 47,321

1 Claim.

The present discovery relates to a new and distinct variety of apple tree, a red bud sport of the well known commercial York Imperial.

, The fruit of this improved type of York is characterized by its high or bright red color as compared with the normal type and by the fact that this color develops at least two weeks earlier than the known variety grown under comparable conditions.

It is to be understood that the original tree representing this new variety was discovered as a single tree in an orchard of York Imperials planted as such and it possesses in allrespects the same characteristics as the York Imperial excepting as regards the color and coloring of the fruit. Careful examination indicates that the entire tree is a bud sport of the regular York Imperial and asexual reproductions from the original tree show that the varietal distinctions above mentioned are transmitted to the progeny.

Taking the present season as a basis for comparison of the varietal distinctions, the present mutation started to color about August 1, whereas the surrounding York Imperials started to put on their first color about August 12, nearly two weeks later, and in picking specimens of apples from the new variety on September 2, the fruit on the entire tree was sufiiciently colored to more than pass the U. S. #1 grade, whereas hardly any fruit on the adjoining York Imperials could pass that grade.

In further reference to the coloring of the fruit, it is notable that the present sport presents a 35 solid (or blushed) red color, whereas the ordinary York is striped. The comparison between the new variety sport and the regular York Imperial is clearly shown in the drawing annexed hereto in which the upper illustration of the apple in color is a reproduction of the new variety and the lower illustration illustrates a specimen of the regular York.

The drawing also includes a reproduction of a branch of the new variety showing the grouping of the apples and the foliage of the tree.

The specimens hereinafter described were grown at Colora, Maryland, where the picking was made on October '7, 1935, though the fruit showed sufficient coloring for picking on September 2'7, 1935.

The following is a detail description of the new variety, all references to color being in accordance with the Munsell Color System.

Tree:

Large to medium,

Medium to vigorous,

Upright and spreading,

Tall,

Open, round-topped,

Rapid growing,

Half-hardy,

Productive,

Biennial bearing.

Trunk:

stocky, Shag y.

Branches:

Thick,

Much branching,

Brown to grey color.

Lenticels- Medium number, Medium size.

Leaves:

Length-94 inches,

Width-2 inches,

Medium size,

Medium width,

Medium length,

Oval to ovate,

Abruptly pointed,

Thick,

Medium to dark green color,

Rugose.

Margin- Crenate,

Coarsely serrate.

Petiole- Length% inch,

Medium to short,

Medium thickness.

Flowers:

Dates of first and full bloom varies from season to season and location; same as Golden Delicious and York Imperial; 3 days later than Staymans, Grimes, Wealthy and Delicious.

Medium size,

Pink to white color.

Fruit:

ripe,

Date-September 9, 1935 to September 27,

1935. Size:

Uniform to variable, Axial diameter-2V inches, Transverse-2% inches. Form:

Irregular, Oblique, Oblate, Ribbed. Cavity- Symmetrical, rounded, Flaring toward apex, Acute to acuminate, Even, undulate, Depth- A, inch, Breadth1% inches, Markings-green and partly russeted. Basi n- Symmetrical to unsymmetrical, Abrupt at base to rounded, Wide, furrowed, glabrous, Depth inch, Breadth-1 inches. Stem:

Medium, pubescent, Lengthinch, Breadth inch, Markings-greenpubescent. Calyx:

Open to closed, Segments persistent, Broadly-lanceolate, Acuminate, Length{ inch approximately, Ascending, approximate, Reflexed from base at apex, Pubescent outer surface, Pubescent inner surface. Eye:

Medium size, Partially closed. Skin:

Thick, tough, smooth, Glossy, waxed.

Dotsconspicuous, many, large and small, sometimes ruptured,

even and raised, aerolar and angular-stellate. Color of dotslight and russet.

Distribution of dots few at cavity, more concentrated at apex. Ground colorlight yellow to green.

Alternate bundle-approximate to calyx tube, reaches tube below stamens. Core lines-clasping. In cross section-distinct. Carpellary area-indistinct, large. Calyx-tubepubescent, apex funnel-form. Stem entire depth% inch. Sty1espresent, distinct and pubescent toward base, apex at point of branching throughout. Stamens-in one whorl, basal, median. Auxiliary cavity-present. Seed cells-axile, open. Cell walls-approximate, thin, tough. Length-approximately inch. Breadthinch. I Longitudinal section-broadly ovate, obtuse at apex. Surface-fissured, tufted. Cross section-broad to narrow. Seeds:

Number perfect-350. Imperfect-68. Largest-% inch by Number in one cell-2. Length-$ inch. Breadth-{ inch. Form-acuminate, obtuse. Colormedium brown. Use:

Market, culinary. Keepin quality:

Good. Number of days in ordinary storage-October to March and as late as July. Resistance to:

Insects-good to medium. Diseases-good to medium. Same as York.

, Color markings mottled, self -colored, I Claim! bright A new and distinct variety of apple tree, as Color of markings-solid color, Scarfskin shown and described, characterized by the bright at cavity. red solid or blushed color of its fruit and the Bloom-scant.

early development of such coloring.

cavity.

LLOYD BALDERSTON, III.

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