NECTARINE TREEFiled Nov. 21, 1967 INVENTOR Frederic W. Anderson BY Law a1 01% ATTORNEYS United States Patent 2,895 NECTARINE TREE Frederic W. Anderson, Merced, Califi, assignor to Reedley Nursery, Inc., Reedley, Califl, a corporation of California Filed Nov. 21, 1967, Ser. No. 684,879 Int. Cl. A01h 5/08 US. Cl.
the present variety of nectarine treewas originated by me, at my experimental nursery and orchard located as aforesaid; as a cross between the Red Grand nectarine (United States Plant Patent No. 1,060) and an unnamed seedling of the Gold King nectarine (United States Plant Patent No. 1,424).
One seedling of such cross, and which is the present varietyevidenced-under continuing observation-certain desirable characteristics and was, therefore, selected for asexual reproduction, preparatory to commercialization.
the herein claimed variety of nectarine treewhich is of medium size and spreading in growthis a regular and productive bearer of large, unitform, globose, cling-stone fruit having yellow flesh, and yellow skin substantially overspread with bright red at maturity; the variety being particularly characterized by fruit having (1) a late season ripening period and (2) the smooth skin surface and bright red exterior coloring of the earlier ripening Red Grand nectarine.
the present varietythus has the desirable skin texture and attractive coloring of the Red Grand, and which have not heretofore been present in a late ripening commercial nectarine.
Suture.Distinctextends from base to apex with slight depression beyond pistil point.
CavityElongated in suture plane with suture showing on one side; medium depth.
Type.Clingadheres to flesh over entire surface.
the nectarine tree and its fruit herein describedmay vary in slight detail due to climatic and soil conditions 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 over two weeks later than normal.
a new and distinct variety of nectarine treesubstantially as illustrated and described, which is of medium size, spreading in growth, and a regular and productive bearer of large, uniform, globose, clingstone fruit having yellow flesh, and yellow skin substantially overspread with bright red at maturity; the variety being particularly characterized by fruit having (1) a late season ripening period which is immediately ahead of the September Grand nectarine, and (2) the smooth skin surface and bright red exterior coloring of the earlier ripening Red Grand nectarine.
