Plants – Fruit – Apple
Plant Patent
2003-01-07
2004-05-04
Campell, Bruce R. (Department: 1661)
Plants
Fruit
Apple
Plant Patent
active
PP014752
ABSTRACT:
Latin name of genus and species:
Malus domestica.
Variety name: Weaver.
BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE
This invention relates to apple trees and, more specifically, to an apple tree referred to as a strain, or bud mutation, of
Malus domestica
Borkh. ‘Fulford Gala’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 7,589).
I discovered this new and unique strain of apple tree as a limb sport on ‘Fulford Gala’ in a cultivated area near Morgantown, Pa. The tree of this invention produces a fruit of attractive commercial value, with significantly larger size than the parent (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 7,589), the original ‘Gala’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 3,637), or other ‘Gala’ strains (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 4,121, 6,172, 6,955, 7,396, 8,621, 8,673, 8,720, 9,681, 10,016, 10,114, 10,458, 10,840, 12,842) (all of which produce small to medium-size fruit). Tree size is more compact than ‘Fulford’ and other ‘Gala’ strains (which tend to be overly vigorous).
This new strain of apple tree was asexually reproduced by grafting near Aspers, Pa., and such reproduction has shown this new strain to come true in two successive generations. This propagation of the new strain by grafting under standard controlled conditions clearly discloses the continued maintenance of the characteristics described herein which distinguish this new strain from the parent cultivar.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
This new and distinctive strain of apple tree produces a fruit 1.5 to 2.5 cm larger in diameter than ‘Fulford Gala.’ Tree height and trunk diameter are 50 to 70% less than ‘Fulford Gala.’
Adams County Nursery Inc.
Campell Bruce R.
Driggs, Lucas, Brubaker & Hogg Co LPA
Lucas James A.
McCormick Susan B.
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