nectarine treewas originated by me, at my experimental nursery and orchard located as aforesaid, as a cross between Late Le Grand nectarine (United States Plant Patent No. 1,035) and Early Sun Grand nectarine (United States Plant Patent No. 1,420).
Late Le Grand nectarineUnited States Plant Patent No. 1,035
Early Sun Grand nectarineUnited States Plant Patent No. 1,420.
One seedling of such cross, and which is the instant varietyevidenced desirable characteristics and was, therefore, selected by -me for asexual reproduction, preparatory to commercialization.
the instant variety of nectarine treeis further distinctively characterized by the bearing of large, globose, freestone 'fruit having yellow flesh, and yellow skin substantially overspread with red, and which fruit ripens about three weeks before the Le Grand (United States Plant Patent No. 549) and about with the Sun Grand.
the drawingis an illustration, by photographic reproduction in color, of a twig with leaves, and detached fruit; one fruit being cut in half to expose the flesh, and with the stone remaining in one cut half.
the nectarine tree and its fruit herein describedmay vary in slight detail due to climatic and soil conditions 20 under which the variety may be grown; the present description being of the variety as grown in the Central Valley of California, and wherein in 1967 all fruit ripened two weeks later than normal.
a new and distinct variety of nectarine treesubstantially as illustrated and described which is a regular and very productive bearer of large, globose, freestone fruit having yellow flesh, and yellow skin substantially overspread with red; the tree and its fruit generally resembling the Sun Grand but is distinctively characterized in comparison by an average larger size of fruit, by fruit having a more attractive overall physical appearance, and by reniforrn instead of globose glands on the leaves; and further distinctively characterized by fruit which ripens about three weeks before the Le Grand and about with the Sun Grand.
