Plants – Fruit – Stone fruit tree
Plant Patent
2002-12-13
2004-01-06
Campell, Bruce R. (Department: 1661)
Plants
Fruit
Stone fruit tree
Plant Patent
active
PP014442
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE NEW VARIETY
The present invention relates to a new, novel and distinct variety of nectarine tree,
Prunus persica
var.
nucipersica
, and which has been denominated varietally as ‘Burnectten’.
ORIGIN
The present variety of nectarine tree resulted from an on-going program of fruit and nut tree breeding. The purpose of this program is to improve the commercial quality of deciduous fruit and nut varieties and rootstocks by creating and releasing promising selections of prunus, malus and regia species. To this end we make both controlled and hybrid cross pollinations each year in order to produce seedling populations from which improved progenies are evaluated and selected.
The seedling ‘Burnectten’ was originated by us from a population of seedlings grown in our experimental orchards located near Fowler, Calif. The seedlings, grown on their own roots, were the result of a controlled cross of the yellow-fleshed, early ripening, open pollinated seedling of the peach tree ‘Rich Lady’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 7,290), which was used as the pollen parent, and the low chilling time nectarine tree, ‘SunCoast’, (unpatented) and which was used as the seed parent. One seedling, which is the present variety, exhibited especially desirable characteristics, and was subsequently designated as E45.049. This promising variety was marked for subsequent observation. After the 1999 growing season, the new variety was selected for advanced evaluation and repropagation.
ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION
Asexual reproduction of the new and distinct variety of nectarine tree was accomplished by budding the new variety to ‘Nemaguard’ Rootstock (non-patented). This was performed by us in our experimental orchard which is located near Fowler, Calif. Subsequent evaluations have shown those asexual reproductions run true to the original tree. All characteristics of the original tree, and its fruit, were established and appear to be transmitted through succeeding asexual propagations.
SUMMARY OF THE VARIETY
‘Burnectten’ is a new and distinct variety of nectarine tree, which is of moderately-large size, and which has vigorous growth. The new variety is also a regular and productive bearer of relatively large, firm, yellow fleshed, clingstone fruit which has good flavor and eating quality. This new and novel tree has a relatively low chilling requirement of approximately 350 hours. Still further, this tree also produces relatively uniformly sized fruit throughout the tree with a high degree of red skin coloration, and firm flesh. The fruit of this new tree also appears to have good handling and shipping qualities. Moreover, the ‘Burnectten’ nectarine tree bears fruit that is ripe for commercial harvesting and shipment on approximately May 5 to May 11. In relative comparison with the ‘Sun Coast’ nectarine tree which is the seed parent, the new variety ripens about 20 or more days earlier at the same geographical location.
Gerdts Timothy J.
Slaughter John K.
Campell Bruce R.
McCormick Susan B.
The Burchell Nursery, Inc.
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