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OwnerGary Neil Zaiger, Grant Gene Zaiger +1inventors
InventorsGary Neil Zaiger, Grant Gene Zaiger, Leith Marie Gardner
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A new and distinct variety of interspecific tree. The following features of the tree and its fruit are characterized with the tree budded on ‘Nemaguard’ Rootstock (non-patented), grown on Handford sandy loam soil with Storie Index rating 95, in USDA Hardiness Zone 9, near Modesto, Calif., with standard commercial fruit growing practices, such as pruning, thinning, spraying, irrigation and fertilization. Its novelty consist of the following combination of desirable features: 1. Vigorous, upright tree growth. 2. Regular bearer of medium to large fruit. 3. Fruit with good handling and shipping quality. 4. Fruit with very good flavor and eating quality. 5. Fruit with an attractive reddish maroon skin color.
A new and distinct interspecific tree, substantially as illustrated and described, characterized by its large size, vigorous, upright growth and being a regular and productive bearer of medium to large fruit with very good flavor and eating quality and, in comparison to ‘Santa Rosa’ Plum (non-patented), the fruit ripens in the same maturity season, is larger and more uniform in size, does not have a pre-harvest drop and is more uniform in maturity.
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