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AssigneeFruit Tree Research Station, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
InventorsMasao Yoshida, Hidetoshi Kyotani, Masami Yamaguchi, Teruo Kozono, Teruo Nishida, Yuri Ishizawa, Kitsuo Kanato, Koichi Nishimura
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Disclosed is a nectarine (Prunus persia) tree of a medium vigor and spreading, foliated with large elongated leaves, and producing uniform, medium size, round to round-elliptic shaped clingstone fruit having a yellow ground color and deep red overcolor skin, and a yellow flesh which is slightly red near the pit.
A new and distinct variety of genetically nectarine (Prunus persia) tree, substantially as illustrated and described, which is of an early ripening cultivar, moderately vigorous, moderately spreading, foliated with large elongated yellowish-green leaves, and producing uniform, medium size, round to round-elliptic shaped, clingstone fruit having a yellow ground color and deep red over color skin, and yellow flesh which is slightly red near the pit;
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of nectarine (Prunus persia Batsch var. nucipersica Schneid) tree having a moderate vigor and moderate productivity, and bearing a round to round-elliptic shape fruit with a soft, melting and juicy flesh.
2. Description of the Related Art
FIG. 1 shows the pedigree of the new and distinct variety of nectarine tree `Chiyodared`;
FIG. 2 is a photograph showing mature fruit of the variety taken from the blossom end, and a side view;
FIG. 3 is a photograph of a shape of the tree;
The characteristics of the new and distinct variety of nectarine (Prunis persica) `Chiyodared` are as follows:
Tree:
Habit of branches.--Medium spreading (i.e., 5-5.5 meters in height and 6-6.5 meters in width in an appropriately pruned specimen 8-10 years old); same as `Hiratsukared`. If an unpruned specimen 8-10 years old is observed, the tree may have a height of about 7 meters and a width of about 7 meters. The tree must be pruned. The bark texture of the new and old wood was smooth and had a high density, and was slightly smooth and had a moderate density, respectively. The characteristics of lenticels of the new wood were slightly large and oblong, and slightly rough in density. When the tree was grafted on a wild-type peach, the tree grew to about 5 meters in height and about 5 meters in width in over 5 years.