Plants – Rose – Climber
Plant Patent
1998-12-21
2001-07-31
Campell, Bruce R. (Department: 1638)
Plants
Rose
Climber
Plant Patent
active
PP012024
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF VARIETY
In the country of origin, Republic of Korea, the tree of this disclosure is believed to have been derived from the Korean commercial variety ‘Daigubo’, which came from Japan in the 1930's and is within the subspecies ‘dianthiflora’ (Dipp.); and originated in Seomyun, Yunkikun, Chungnam, Republic of Korea. The appropriate botanical classification for this tree is believed to be
Prunus persica
. This subject tree is believed to be exceptional in a number of characteristics and offers a further option to commercial growers of stone fruits in terms of fruit having large to very large size, firm flesh, freestone, sweet, attractively colored fruit which has a comparatively high capacity to withstand handling, shipping and storage. The tree has the additional desirable fruit characteristics of heavy production of fruit with an attractive round shape and pleasant, sweet taste, and which is harvested later than normal harvest for fruit of extra large size, this tree promises to be a valuable new variety to industry and commerce which has value as a dessert variety but which may also be used as a canner. This tree further has the advantage of being mid to late-season in blooming so that it is less susceptible to late frosts than other locally adapted tree varieties. We are not aware of varieties which offer a similar or comparable combination of characteristics.
ORIGIN OF THE VARIETY
The new tree was selected from among several thousand seedling from ‘Daigubo’ variety, which had been planted on our farm in Seomyun, Yunkikun, Chungnam, Korea. The seedling was discovered near a specimen of the noted apparent seed parent, which is an late season variety and which normally ripens between August 22 to September 5. Our attention was drawn to this treen when we noticed that the skin of the fruit was very smooth; producing regular form and sweeter by about 1 to 2°(Bx) than the fruit of the parent ‘Daigubo’ variety on the wood. Although the present variety has been originated from ‘Daigubo’, the ripening season is almost the same as the variety of ‘Yumyeong’. Based on these observations, we selected the variety for asexual reproduction and commercialization.
ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION OF THE VARIETY
Asexual reproduction of the new and distinct variety was performed by budding or grafting in our orchard located in Seomyun, Yunkikun, Chungnam, Korea and shows that all characteristics run true to the original tree and are established and transmitted through succeeding propagation.
SUMMARY OF THE VARIETY
The present new and distinct variety of peach tree has been denominated ‘Star Light’, and the height of the fully grown tree about 3.0 to 3.5 meters, which is almost same as that of the tree, ‘Daigubo’. The diameter of the new tree is about 5 to 7 meters. This tree grows vigorously on standard peach rootstock with a half-open shape with short to medium branches and a regular and productive bearer of extra large, skin with pink overspread with light yellow, white flesh, freestone fruit with a mild, sweet subacidic flavor with excellent eating and stock quality. The fruit is further characterized by having very firm flesh, the ability to hang on the tree 10 to 13 days after maturity (shipping ripe), having good handling and shipping quality and ripening in the middle maturity season, approximately 15 to 20 days after ‘Daigubo’, and approximtely the same as ‘Yumyeong’, which are established commercial varieties in Korea.
REFERENCES:
Hanson et al. Topaz: A New Peach From Missouri, HortScience, vol. 13(3), p. 261, Jun. 1978.
Lim Jung-Kyoung
You Soon-Ja Im
Campell Bruce R.
Kimball Melissa L.
Pepper Hamilton LLP
Roath Paul D.
Villacorta Gilberto M.
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