Apple tree named `Mt. Timp Gold`

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Claims

1. A new and distinct variety of apple tree substantially as illustrated and described and which is somewhat similar in its harvesting date to the Red Delicious cultivar which matures in approximately the same season and about 10 days later than the common commercial variety Golden Delicious but which is distinguished therefrom, and characterized principally as to novelty by producing an attractively colored yellow skinned fruit which is ripe for harvesting and shipment approximately September 20 to about October 10 under the ecological conditions prevailing in the San Joaquin Valley of Central California.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
PP2835 October 1968 Griffith
PP7209 April 3, 1990 Wick
PP9707 November 26, 1996 Ohrazda et al.
PP9907 June 3, 1997 Hein
Other references
  • GTITM UPOV-ROM Plant Variety Database: Listing for PLP PP 2,835, Oct. 1, 1968, for the variety name `Blushing Golden`.
Patent History
Patent number: PP10731
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 2, 1997
Date of Patent: Dec 22, 1998
Assignee: The Burchell Nursery, Inc. (Oakdale, CA)
Inventor: Grant H. Elliott (Provo, UT)
Primary Examiner: Howard J. Locker
Law Firm: Wells, St. John, Roberts, Gregory & Matkin, P.S.
Application Number: 8/826,654
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Exacum (Plt/351)
International Classification: A01H 500;