My inventionrelates to a new and distinct variety of Maturity.-June 6, 1965. Date of first picking May nectarine tree which bears yellow-fleshed fruit character- 25, 1965. Date of last picking]une 6, 1965. ized as to novelty by ripening earlier, having higher red Size.-Medium, uniform. Average axial diameter color, greater firmness than the present commercial vatwo and one-half inches. Average diameter transrieties; the ripening period being approximately fourteen verse in suture plane-2%". Average diameter at days earlier than the Grand River nectarine (United right angles to suture plane-2%”.
new varietyis also characterized by having fruit that Ventral surface.-Rounded slightly; lips mostly colors two to three weeks before ripening, having larger, equal.
foliage 4O Flavor.Subacid. and fruit of my new varietyare described, as based upon observations Aroma.Very little. of specimens grown at Modesto, Calif., with color ter- Eating quality-Good. minology in accordance with Reinhold Color Atlas by C0l0r.Yellowish-orange, Plate No. 4A7, to golden A. Kornerup and I. H. Wanacher. yellow, Plate No. 5A7.
Date of first and last pickingGenerally ripens in late S May; although over prolonged observations, dates of first toneripening varied from May 23 to June 1 with last picking Y adheras to flesh over entlre Surface' from June 2 to June 10. f P
TrunkS1Ze medmm to stocky rows toward point and dorsal side; ridged through- Branches: Sizestocky to medium. out 'P Ridges.Rounded; interrupted. Leaves: Pits.Elongated.
29D5slight detail due to climatic and soil conditions under which the variety may be grown.
the descriptionis that Flower buds: Medium size, medium length, plump, free, of the variety produced under ecological conditions prepubscent. vailing at Modesto, Calif., and the characteristics are Patented Aug. 6, 1968 4 nectarine (United States Plant Patent No. 1,248) and the Merrill Sunrise nectarine (United States Plant Patent No. 1,256).
