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June 30, 1970 F. W. ANDERSON NECTARINE TREE Filed Sept. 30, 1968 Plant Pat. 2,976

INVENTOR Frederic W Anderson BY M1641? HUM ATTORNEYS United States Patent 2,976 NECTARINE TREE Frederic W. Anderson, Merced, Calif., assignor to Reedley Nursery, Inc., Reedley, Califl, a corporation of California Filed Sept. 30, 1968, Ser. No. 763,991 Int. Cl. A01h 5/03 US. Cl. Plt.41 1 Claim ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A variety of nectarine tree which is large, spreading, and a regular and productive bearer of large, late-season cfreestone fruit having firm yellow flesh, and yellow skin substantially overspread with red.

BACKGROUND OF THE VARIETY Over a substantial number of years I have engaged in an extensive and continuing plant breeding program at my experimental nursery and orchard located near Le Grand, Merced County, Calif.; one purpose of such program being to provide improved varieties of fruit trees. The present variety of nectarine tree resulted from my endeavors in the conduct of such plant breeding program.

ORIGIN OF THE VARIETY The herein claimed new and distinct variety of nectarine tree was originated by me in my experimental orchard located as aforesaid, in the following manner:

Seeds obtained from a cross of the Sun Grand (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 974) nectarine by an unnamed seedling of the Gold King (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 1,424) nectarine were planted, and the resultant seedlings maintained under careful and continuing observation.

When such first-generation seedlings bore fruit, one and which is the instant variety-evidenced novel and commercially desirable characteristics, and was, therefore, selected by me for asexual reproduction, preparatory to introduction to the trade.

ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION OF THE VARIETY Subsequent to origination and selection by me of the present variety of nectarine tree, in the manner above described, I asexually reproduced it by top-working on mature nectarine trees in my said experimental orchard, and in maturity such reproductions ran true to the original tree in all respects.

SUMMARY OF THE VARIETY The herein claimed variety of nectarine tree is large and sperading in growth, and a regular and productive bearer of large freestone fruit having firm yellow flesh, and yellow skin substantially overspread with red; the variety being distinctively characterized by its firm fruit which enhances shipping quality, and by a late-season ripening period approximately three weeks after the freestone Golden Grand (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 1,324) nectarine and about one week later than the clingstone Regal Grand (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 1,751) nectarine.

The present variety bears fruit which is the latest ripening in a series of nectarine trees which I have originated in order to extend the shipping season of freestone nectarines beyond that of the Sun Grand.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING The drawing is an illustration, by photographic reprotion in color, of fruit and leaves of the variety; one fruit Plant Pat. 2,976 Patented Jari 3,0,1970

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being cut in half to expose and show the fieshgand with the stone remaining in place in one of such halves.

DESCRIPTION OF THE VARIETY- The botanical details of this new and distinct variety of nectarine tree-with color definitions referenced to Maerz and Paul Dictionary of Color-are as follows:

Tree:

Size.-Large.

Vigor.-Vigorous.

Growth.Spreading.

Production-Productive.

Bearing.-Regular bearer.

Trunk:

Size.Medium. Texture.-Medium. Branches:

Size-Medium.

Leaves:

Size.-Large.

width-1%".

Form.-Lanceolate.

T hickness.-Medium.

Textwre.Sm0oth.

Margin.Crenate.

Petiole.-Medium length-average thickness.

GZaJnds.-Number and position-usually 2 on blade, and 2 to 4 on petiole. Alternate; medium size; reniform.

C0lar.-Top side-Medium Green (23-L-7). Un-

der side-Lighter Green (22-L-6) Flower buds:

Size-Medium.

Length-Medium.

Form.--Plump.

Flowers:

Blooming period.About with Sun Grand nectarine.

Medium, as compared with other varieties.

Sim-Large; showy.

Fruit:

Maturity when described-Eating ripe.

Date of first picking-Sept. 1, 1968.

Date of last picking-Sept. 10, 1968.

Size-Uniform; large. Average diameter axiallyi z". Average transversely in suture plane- Form.-Uniform; symmetrical; globose to oblong.

Sumner-Shallow. Extends from base to beyond apex, with slight depression beyond pistil point.

Ventral surfwce.Rounded slightly.

Cwvity.-Circular. 1

Base. --Truncate.

A pex. Short; depressed.

Skin:

Thickness-Medium.

Texture-Tender.

Tendency to \crack.Slight.

Dawn.-Wanting.

Colon-Yellow (10-L-5) substantially overspread with Red (S-L-S), streaked and mottled to darker Red (7-1 -6).

Average length-6%". Average "V2 Medium Flesh:

J uice.-Moderate. Texture.Firm; melting Fibers-Few; tender. Ripens.Evenly. Flav0r.Subacid; vinous. Aroma.Distinct. Eating quality.Good.

- .Golor.--Yellow (IO-K 4). Surface of pit cavity- 'Red 6-L-3), with red streaked into Dsh. Stone:

Type.-Free; parts fromflesh smoothly. S z r-L Ave g ngt -e The nectarine tree and its fruit herein described may 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 Average 5 of California.

Color.Brown 8-L-7 breadth-4". Average thickness flt I claim:

FormJ-Oblong. 1. A new and distinct variety of nectarine tree, sub- Basei-Obliquia. stantially as illustrated and described, which is large and Hilum..-Broad. spreading in growth, and a regular and productive bearer A l ;.A m 10 of large freestone fruit having yellow flesh, and yellow ;g d 1, v skin substantially overspread with red; the variety being RidgesRoundedg'interrupted particularly characterizedby fruit whose flesh is firm, Ventral and by a late-season ripening period of such fruit, and Dorsal 1 with Shallow groove. which ripening period is approxlmately three weeks after Tendency to splitrslight 15 the freestone Golden Grand nectarine and about one week later than the clingstone Regal Grand nectarine.

Use: Market; dessert; long distance shipping. Keeping quality: Good. Shipping quality: Good.

No references cited.

20 ROBERT E. BAGWILL, Primary Examiner

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