USPP1966P - Merrill - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a peach tree and more particularly to a new and distinct variety thereof broadly characterized by bearing highly colored, yellow firm fleshed, freestone peaches which ripen at approximately the same time as the unpatented Elberta variety.
- Another object has been to provide a new peach variety which produces fruit of satisfactory size without excessive pruning or thinning.
- a collateral object has been to produce a new peach variety characterized by moderate but consistent fruit set, minimizing pruning and thinning requirements without being subject to irregular production.
- Another object has. been to provide a peach tree of the character described which is vigorous and healthy but of medium size so as to be susceptible to picking without excessively tall ladders and yet be of suflicient size to produce satisfactory yields when planted the usual commercial distances.
- Fig. 1 is a water color painting of a characteristic fruit bearing twig of the subject peach tree having leaves and a mature peach thereon.
- Fig. 2 is a water color painting showing a characteristic fruit of the subject peach tree divided on its suture plane to reveal flesh coloration and showing a pit in place therein.
- the instant variety most nearly resembles the Merrill Fortyniner (unpatented), one of its parents, but is an improvement thereon inthat it has more red on the skin of the fruit, has a larger and more productive tree, blooms a few days earlier and has more globular fruit.
- the Fortyniner tends to produce fruit having a neck or tapering somewhat toward the stem end.
- the present variety does not have this tendency, producing more spherical fruit. It blooms a few days earlier than the Plant Pat. 1,966 Patented Aug. 9, '1960 Fortyniner demonstrating a lower chilling requirement, adapting it to successful production in areas having warmer winters.
- This new variety of peach was produced by me on my breeding farm near Red Bluff, Tehama County, California. Seeds from J. H. Hale (unpatented) growing next to Merrill Fortyniner (unpatented) were planted. Since the variety resembles Merrill Fortyniner (unpatented) in many of its characteristics. It is believed that the cross is J. H. Hale (unpatented) crossed with Merrill Fortyniner (unpatented). In August 1955, the resulting seedlings fruited and the subject variety was selected as being superior to other varieties ripening at that season.
- Tree Shape Medium large, vigorous, neither upright nor spreading, but average in shape, productive. Trunk: Medium stocky, medium shaggy, grey incolor. Branches: Larger branches greyish in color and shaggy, "smaller branches smoother and brown to reddish I brown. Lenticelsmedium in quantity, medium size. Leaves: Selected from midportion of vigorous unbranched terminal shoot 18 to 24? long.) Length-6V2" to 8%". Average, 7 /8".
- Width.l% to 1%. Average, 1 /2".
- Suture.--A conspicuous line sometimes inconspicuous, extends from base to beyond, but discontinues at apex, with slight marked depression beyond pistil point, some ridge usually present.
- Cavity-Variable usually somewhat flaring, less so on riper fruit; elongated in suture plane with suture showing usually on both sides.
- Sizer-Medium to large Length, 1 /2" to 1%',; average, 41 /6. Width, 1%, ,to 1%"; "average, 1% Thickness, to 5/ 6; average Form.-Obovate, tip acuminate.
- a new and distinct variety of peach tree substantially as illustrated and described, characterized by highly colored, firm yellow fleshed, freestone peaches, ripening with the unpatented Elberta variety but distinguished therefrom and from fruit of its suspected parent, the unpatentedFortyniner, by distinctly more red coloration of the skin and more symmetrically globular shape.
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