Plants – Rose – Climber
Plant Patent
1998-10-06
2001-01-23
Campell, Bruce R. (Department: 1661)
Plants
Rose
Climber
Plant Patent
active
PP011747
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Early maturing cultivars in the East Coast and Great Lakes regions mature only about 10-15% of their crop by July 10. Providing a red raspberry plant that matures a high percentage of fruit in late June and very early July in the East Coast and Great Lakes regions would have the benefit of increasing the length of the harvest season in these regions.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of red raspberry plant that matures early in the East Coast and Great Lakes regions, named ‘Prelude.’ It is the earliest maturing summer red raspberry cultivar available for production in the East Coast and Great Lakes regions known to us, peaking in production in late June and very early July. The ‘Prelude’ plant also bears fruit on primocanes in the fall. The ‘Prelude’ plant has the ability to produce a competitive summer crop, in terms of fruit quality and yield, and also produce a fall crop. ‘Prelude’ plants are winter hardy in zone 5 and are vigorous. ‘Prelude’ canes are vigorous and sucker freely. ‘Prelude’ canes are of average height compared to other early cultivars. ‘Prelude’ canes have sparse but noticeable spines. ‘Prelude’ canes differ from those of another early maturing cultivar, ‘Killarney’, (unpatented) in spine density on the dormant cane base and in dormant cane base color and in spine diameter and density on dormant cane tip and in dormant cane tip color. ‘Prelude’ fruit are round-conic in shape and are coherent and uniform. Fruit are high quality and firm. Fruit are positioned openly with good placement and are very easy to harvest. Average fruit size and yield are similar to other East Coast and Great Lakes early varieties.
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Maloney Kevin E.
Ourecky Donald K.
Reich Jack E.
Sanford John C.
Baker Wendy A.
Campell Bruce R.
Cornell Research Foundation Inc.
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