USPP2192P - Apricot tree - Google Patents

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Nov. 20, 1962 w, ANDERSON Plant Pat. 2,192

APRICOT TREE Filed Jan. 19, 1962 WITNESS INVENTOR Hedezz'c W Azzdezts'ozz a/mywm ATTYS.

M I V Plant Pat. 2,192 Ce Patented Nov. 20, 1962 United States Patent 6 Frm.Cordate. Thickness.Medium. Frederic W. Anderson, Merced, Caiifi, assignor to Kim j F ate Bros., Reedley, Calif., a copartnership f S kn Filed Jan. 19,1962,Ser.N0. 167,456 5 Palmer-Mug, medlumt 1 Claim (CL 7 Glands.--Avera-ge number and position-three or four, usually on petiole. Alternate; small; red. Col0r.-Top side-medium green (20-L-7). Under side-lighter green (20-I-6). Small terminal leavesolive yellow (l4-L-2), shading to a bronze (l4-L-l0). Flower buds:

Size-Medium. Length.-Medium. Form.Conic. Flowers:

Blooming period.-Early, about four or five days before the Royal.

This invention relates to a new and distinct variety of apricot tree, particularly characterized, as to novelty, by the early ripening period of the fruit; the latter being 10 in harvest in the last week of May and the first Week of June.

As compared to well known existing commercial varieties of apricots, the ripening period of the fruit of the present variety is-on the averageseveral days before the Newcastle and Derby; more than a week before the Perfection; approximately two and a half weeks before the Blenheim or Royal; and more than three weeks before the Tilton. All of the foregoing varieties are unpatented. 0 Colon-White.

The present variety is further characterized by a tree F y-- that is very large and productive, and by fruit having Fruit! flesh that is quite firm at shipping stage and of good Maturity when described-521mg P Y quality when eating ripe; the fruit being larger than the 1961- Royal; smaller than the Perfection; and about the size Date f fi P y 27, 1960- of the Ti1ton Date of last picking.June 5, 1960.

The herein claimed variety of apricot tree was origiz to variable; medium- Average nated by me, in my experimental orchard located near diameter Y- Average transversely Merced, California, as a second generation seedling in Suture P SiX t0 eleven the (P of the Perfection. More particularly, a large num- P ber of seeds, from open pollinated flowers of the Per- F0rm-U11if0fm; Symmetrical; g fection, were planted and selections thereafter made Suture-43351103 extends from base to p from the earliest ripening of the resultant first genera- Ventral f f tion (P seedlings. Seeds from open pollinated flowers y- Wlth Suture Showmg On one of such selected first generation seedlings produced a side' Average P /i6"- Average breadthnumber of early ripening second generation (P seed %6"- Mafklngsusual'ly some Ted SuffaCe 1 lings and from which-after careful and continued observationI selected the instant variety as having the most desirable characteristics. Ap x-Depressed.

Subsequent to the origination and selection of the 40 Pisfil P variety, as above, I asexually reproduced it, in my experimental orchard located as aforesaid, by scions grafted on older apricot seedlings; such reproductions having run true in all respects.

Thickness-Medium. Texture-Medium. Tendency to crack.-None noted.

In the drawings: Down.Scant; short. FIG. 1 is an elevation showing two of the fruits, P Yellow Shading to together with twigs and leaves. lesh:

FIG. 2 is a sectional elevation of one of the fruits with the stone remaining in place.

FIG. 3 is a view showing small terminal leaves. Referring now specifically to this new and distinct variety of apricot tree, the following is a detailed pomological description thereof in outline; all major color plate identifications being by reference to Maerz and Paul Dictionary of Color, except where common terms of color definition are employed: Stone:

Type-Free. Tree: Size.Medium. Average length-l". Average zg r g g breadth- /s". Average thickness-%".

Form-Oblong. goezlggiaggelflormed; spreading. .Z gg

1 es. u prodfctwn' pmducnve' Tendency to split.None noted. Bearing-Regular bearer. Colon-Bufi (9- F-5), shading to beige (5-A10), giggg g with some brown (8-L11).

Use: Market.

zze.Med1um K Texture.-Mediurn. i Medium Lenticels.-Numerous; medium size. Shlppmg quahty: Good Leaves: 7 The tree and its fruit herein described may vary in Size. Large. Average length--2 Average slight detail due to climatic and soil conditions under width2%". which this variety may be grown; the present descrip- Texture.Medium; meaty.

Ripens.-Even.

Flavor.Subacid; delicate.

Aroma.-Distinct.

Eating quality-Good.

Colon-Yellow (9-K-7 to 9-K-9), shading lighter (9-1-3) particularly near stone. Surface of pit cavityyellow.

tion being of the variety as grown in the Central Valley of California.

The following is claimed:

A new and distinct variety of apricot tree, as illustrated and described, which is large, productive, and bears fruit that is firm at shipping stage and of good quality when eating ripe; the fruit being larger than the Royal, smaller than the Perfection, and approxi- A, mately the size of the Tilton; particularly characterized, as to novelty, by an early ripening period of the fruit and which is normally in harvest, in the Central Valley of California, during the last week of May and the first 5 part of June.

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