Nectarine tree (Kay Diamond)

Abstract

The present invention relates to a nectarine tree and more particularly to a new and distinct variety broadly characterized by a large size, vigorous, hardy, productive and regular bearing tree. The fruit matures under the ecological conditions described approximately the third week in June, with first picking on Jun. 16, 1993. The fruit is uniformly large in size, excellent in flavor, attractively globose in shape, freestone in type, very firm in texture, and full red in skin color. The variety was developed as a hybridized seedling from the selected seed parent of May Diamond Nectarine (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 5,454), and an unnamed nectarine seedling as the selected pollen parent.

We claim: 
     
       1. A new and distinct variety of nectarine tree, substantially as illustrated and described, which is similar to the Spring Bright Nectarine (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 7,507) by producing fruit that matures in mid June, that is full red in skin color, that is very firm in texture, and that is flavorful in taste, but is distinguished therefrom and an improvement thereon by by having reniform instead of globose glands, by having a higher chilling requirement, by having a small blossom instead of large, and by producing fruit that is freestone instead of clingstone.