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June 10, 1958 R VESTALv Plant Pat. 1,715

PEACH TREE Filed June 24, 1957 INVENTQ AT T Y5.

PEACH TREE Dareld R. Vestal, Red Blutf, Califi, assignor to Reedley Nursery, Inc., Reedley, Califi, a corporation Application June 24, 1957, Serial No. 667,730

1 Claim. (Cl. 47-62) This discovery relates to a new and distinct variety of peach tree which originated as a bud sport of a Redhaven peach, andwhile having general resemblance theretois primarily characterized, as to novelty, by large, yellow fleshed, freestone fruit having a ripening period approximately two weeks earlier than such Redhaven peach.

The present variety is further characterized by blooming-on the average-three to four days in advance of the Redhaven peach. I

The instant variety of peach tree was discovered by me in June l954-as I was checking for peach maturitygrowing as a scaffold limb on a Redhaven peach tree in a commercial orchard on my ranch located near Red Bluff, California. When discovered, the fruit on such limb was very red and firm ripe, while the fruit on the remainder of the tree was still green and hard.

Subsequent and continuing observations by me of the mutation confirmed my original discovery, and I thereafter asexually propagated the variety by budding on mature Redhaven peach trees and a Hales Early peach tree growing on the aforesaid ranch.

All of these asexual reproductions have now come into bearing and by close comparison are found to carry forward all of the characteristics of the parent mutation.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is an elevation showing twigs, leaves, and two fruit of the variety.

Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation of the fruit, with the stone exposed.

Referring now more specifically to the pomological details of this new and distinct variety of peach tree, the following is an outline description thereof; all major color plate identifications being by reference to Maerz and Paul Dictionary of Color:

Tree:

Sim-Medium. Vigr. Medium. Gr0wth.Normal-average. Shape.Usually vase formed; controlled by pruning. Production-Productive. Bearing.Regular bearer. Trunk:

Size.-Medium stocky. Texture.Medium shaggy. Branches:

Sim-Medium stocky. Textura-Mediurn shaggy. Color.--Reddish brown on new wood-grey on older wood. Lenticels.-Medium number; medium to large size. Leaves:

Size.Large. Average length-6" to 6%". Average width-lVa" to 1%". Form.Lanceolate; tip acuminate. Thickness.Medium. Texture.Smooth; rugose along midrib. Margin.Finely serrate.

United States Patent 0 Skin Petiole.Medium length; medium slender.

Glands.Average number--none to seven. Opposite; medium size; reniform; green, sometimes showing a little red; usually positioned on petiole and lower edge of leaf.

Stipules.Alongside the new leaves, falling off early.

Colon-Top side-medium green (22-L-7). Under side-lighter green (21-K-5).

Flower buds:

Size.Medium.

Length-Medium.

Form-Round; plump; free; pubescent.

Flowers:

Blooming period.-Date of first bloom-March 8, 1957. Date of full bloom-March 20, 1957. Medium in season, about three to four days earlier than Redhaven peach.

Pollen.Abundant.

Anthers.-Reddish-orange before opening.

Size-Small.

Colon-Pink, with edges darker than center of petal.

Fruit:

Maturity when described.-Firm ripe, few eating ripe, June 16, 1957.

Size.Fairly uniform; medium. Average diameter axially-2%" to 2%". Transversely in suture plane2%" to 2 /2". At right angles to suture plane2%" to 2%".

Form.--Ovoid to sometimes nearly round or globose.

Sutures- Distinct; shallow; extends from base to beyond, but discontinues at apex; slight depression beyond pistil point.

Ventral surface.-Slightly rounded throughout; lips usually unequal.

Cavity-Slightly elongated, with suture showing on both sides. Average depth-V4" to /2". Average breadth- /2" to A". Markingsnone except where blush extends into cavity.

Base.-Retuse.

Apex.Short; mucronate.

Pistil p0int.-Apical.

Thickness-Medium.

Texture.Medium tough; tenacious to flesh, except when very soft ripe.

Tendency to crack.None.

Down.--Some, but scant and short.

C0l0r.-Yellow (10-1-5 to l0-K-8), to of surface having a red blush (4-A-12 to 4-L-12),

with some mottling (4-0-11 to 7-L-6).

Flesh:

Amygdalin.Moderate.

Texture.-Firm; meaty.

Fibers-Few; tender.

Ripens.--Evenly.

Flavor.--Sub-acid; vinous.

Ar0ma.-D istinct.

Eating quality.Good to best.

Color.Yellow (9-1-4 to 9K--5), with some green near pit when firm ripe. Surface of pit cavityyellow.

Stone:

Type.-Semi-free to free; i. e. semi-free when firm ripe, and free when soft ripe. Adheres to flesh when firm ripe on both dorsal and ventral edges close to stem end.

Sim-Medium. Average length-1%" to 1%".

Average breadth-1%" to 1%". Average thickness-%" to Ma".

Form.0bovate.

Base.-Straight.

Hilum.-0val. e

1,716 3 4 Apex.Acuminate. slight detail due to climatic and soil conditions under Sides.-Unequal; flattened on left side. which the variety may be grown. Surface.Irregularly furrowed near base and toward The following is claimed:

apex, pitted throughout. A new and distinct variety of peach tree as illustrated Ridges.]agged toward apex; interrupted. 5 and described; characterized by its general resemblance Finn-Usually circular. in tree and fruit to the parent Redhaven peach, but dis- Ventral edge.-Thick, with wing toward base. tinctively characterized by fruit having a ripening period Dorsal edge.-Deep groove toward base. approximately two weeks earlier than said Redhaven Tendency to split.Slight. peach; and further characterized by a blooming period Colon-Light tan (9-E-4). 10 which averages three to four days earlier. Use: Market; local; dessert; culinary. Keeping quality; G References Cited in the file of this patent pp q w Good UNITED STATES PATENTS The previously existing varieties of peach trees, hereto- 15 P1. Pt. 1,626 Boos Aug. 6, 1957 fore mentioned in this specification, are unpatented.

The tree and its fruit herein described may vary in

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