NECTARINE TREEFiled Jan. 28, 1971 INVENTOR Frederic W Anderson wwm d um ATTOR NEYS United States Patent 3,202 NECTARINE TREE Frederic W. Anderson, Merced, 'Calif., assignor to Reedley Nursery, Inc., Reedley, Calif. Filed Jan. 28, 1971, Ser. No. 110,674 Int. Cl. A0lh 5/03 US. Cl. Plt.--41 1 Claim ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE Background f 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.
the present variety of nectarine treewas originated by me, in my experiment orchard located as aforesaid, as a second generation (F seedling of a cross between the Sun Grand nectarine (United States Plant Patent No. 974) and an unnamed nectarine seedling.
F seedling of a cross between the Sun Grand nectarine (United States Plant Patent No. 974) and an unnamed nectarine seedlingWhen the seedling of the present variety came into bearing, I recognizied-upon continuing and careful observation-that it was new and distinct in important respects. I, therefore, undertook asexual reproduction of such variety in anticipation of subsequent introduction to the trade for commercial growing.
the herein claimed variety of nectarine treeis of medium size, medium vigor, spreading, and a very productive bearer of uniform, late-ripening, good quality, freestone fruit of medium size, symmetrical globose form, with yellow skin substantially overspread with red, and yellow flesh with red streaked thereinto from the pit cavity; the fruit being further characterized by some general resemblance to the Sun Grand but in harvest about two months later, and by greater resemblance to the Autumn Free (United States Plant Patent No. 2,976) but in harvest about one week later, with firmer flesh, higher sugar content, and a smoother skin which develops more red color over a larger portion of the fruit.
the drawingis an illustration, by photographic reproduction in color, of a twig with leaves, and detached fruit, one of which is cut into halves to expose the flesh and with the stone remaining in place in one such half.
Suture-DistinctShallow; extends from base over entire circumference, with marked depression beyond pistil point.
Colon-Yellow (ll-L-6)substantially overspread with red (5-L-5).
the nectarine tree and its fruit herein describedmay ROBERT BAGWILL, Primary Examiner vary in slight detail due to climatic and soil: conditions
