USPP1723P - Nectarine tree - Google Patents

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July 8, 1958 F. w. ANDERSON Plant Pat. 1,723

NECTARINE TREE Filed Oct. 29, 1957 1 NV E NT 0 PM Baden? AT T Y5.

Plant Pat. 1,723 Patented July 8, 1958 United States Patent 1,723 Frm.Acuminate to lanceolate.

- Thickness.-Medium. NECTARINE TREE Margin.Crenate. Frederic W. Anderson, Merced, Califi, assignor to Petiole.-Medium length; medium thickness.

Kim -a y, Calif- Glands. Average numberfour. Medium size; Application October 29, 1957, Serial No. 693,221 z f g ggg Puma and 1 Claim. (Cl. 47-62) StipuIes.--Drop early. C0l0r.-Top side-medium green ((22L-7 to 22-L 9), with a faint yellow cast. Under sidelighter green (22-L-5). This invention relates to a new and distinct variety of Flower buds:

nectarine tree which 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. I

In comparison with the Early Sun Grand nectarine (United States Plant Patent No. 1,420), the fruit of the present varietywhile generally similar in characteristics-ripcns approximately ten days earlier, is not quite as large, and the flesh clings more to the stone.

As compared to the John Rivers nectarine (un patented), the fruit of the present variety ripens 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 tree was 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.

Origination of the variety was accomplished as fol- Ap x.4h0r lows: Pistil point-Apical.

I undertook embryo culturing of a considerable numin! ber of the seeds which resulted from open pollination of the Early Sun Grand nectarine, and of the resultant seedlings a number-which, when in bearing and after careful observation, evidenced desirable characteristics, particularly early ripening-were selected for further trial by top-working on orchard trees; one of such selected and top-worked seedlings having been especially outstanding, and which is the present variety.

After such variety was originated, subsequent asexual reproductions-as by top-workingas performed by me in my nursery and orchard located near Merced, Cali fornia, have come into maturity and are found to run true Flesh:

Amygdalin.-Scant. Juice.Moderate. Texture.Medium; melting.

in all respects. Fibers.Few.

In the drawings: v Ripens.--Even. Fig. 1 is an elevation showing the fruit, together with twigs and leaves. Ar0ma.Not pronounced.

Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation of the fruit with the Eating q ystone l'emaininginplace, Color.Yellow (9-1-5), shading to orange-yellow Referring now more specifically to the pomological' details of this new and distinct variety of nectarine tree, 510116? the following is an outline description thereof; all major T YP color plate identifications being by reference to Maerz Size.Medium. Average lengthl%". and Paul Dictionary of Color:

breadth%". Average thickness- F0rm.-Ovoid. Apex.-Acute. Kernels-Bitter.

Average (11-3-4) toward the bottom. Use: Market; local. Keeping quality: Good to medium. Shipping quality: Good to medium.

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.

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