NECTARINE TREEFiled Oct. 29, 1957 1 NV E NT 0 PM Baden? AT T Y5.
nectarine treewhich bears cxteriorly red, yellow fleshed, semi-freestone fruit characterized essentially by an extremcly early ripening period.
Such ripening periodbeing in advance of the harvest of any known commercial variety of nectarineprovides a nectarine for the market at least a week in advance of the present date of availability.
the fruit of the present varietyripens a week to ten days earlier, has yellow instead of white flesh, is much firmer, and has considerably more red surface color.
the herein claimed variety of nectarine treewas originated by me, in the course of a long and continuing program seeking new and commercially acceptable varieties of nectarines, in my experimental nursery and orchard located near Merced, California.
Fig. 1is an elevation showing the fruit, together with twigs and leaves. Ar0ma.Not pronounced.
Fig. 2is a sectional elevation of the fruit with the Eating q ystone l'emaininginplace, Color.Yellow (9-1-5), shading to orange-yellow
Fig. 2is a sectional elevation of the fruit with the Eating q ystone l'emaininginplace, Color.Yellow (9-1-5), shading to orange-yellow
Colon-Beige(ll-A-7), shading somewhat lighter 4 inc-by ripening about ten days earlier, not quite as large of size, and flesh which clings more to the stone; and characterized additionallyin comparison with the John Rivers nectarine-by ripening about a week to ten days earlier, yellow instead of white flesh, firmer flesh, and more exterior red color.
