U.S. patent number PP33,995 [Application Number 16/873,248] was granted by the patent office on 2022-03-08 for apple tree named `takano 6`.
The grantee listed for this patent is Takao Takano. Invention is credited to Takao Takano.
United States Patent |
PP33,995 |
Takano |
March 8, 2022 |
Apple tree named `Takano 6`
Abstract
A new and distinct variety of apple tree is described, the
variety resulting from controlled cross pollination between (Fuji x
Shinano Gold). This variety can be characterized by its full red
coloration and crisp texture. The new variety has been named
`Takano 6`.
Inventors: |
Takano; Takao (Oshu,
JP) |
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Takano; Takao |
Oshu |
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72334811 |
Appl.
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16/873,248 |
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March 4, 2020 |
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US 20200288613 P1 |
Sep 10, 2020 |
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62815525 |
Mar 8, 2019 |
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Current U.S.
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PLT/161 |
Current CPC
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A01H
6/7418 (20180501) |
Current International
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A01H
5/08 (20180101); A01H 6/74 (20180101) |
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;PLT/161 |
Other References
UPOV hit on apple tree named, `Takano-6Go`, JP PBR 27547, published
Mar. 21, 2018. cited by examiner .
Malus pumila Apple, The Jepson Herbarium, University of California
Berkeley, downloaded Jun. 17, 2021 from
https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=32587.
cited by examiner.
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Primary Examiner: Grunberg; Anne Marie
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd.
Claims
I claim:
1. A new and distinct variety of apple tree as illustrated and
described herein.
Description
Genus and species plant claimed: Malus domestica.
Variety denomination: `Takano 6`.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The new variety of apple tree, Malus domestica, resulted from
controlled cross pollination between (Fuji x Shinano Gold). The new
variety was determined to be distinct from the parent
varieties.
The new variety is a product of a planned breeding program
conducted during a period from May 2006 to September 2017 in Iwate,
Japan, in which the Malus Mill, variety `Shinano Gold` (female
parent; Japanese Variety Registration No. 7328, registered Aug. 11,
1999) was crossed with the Malus pumila variety `Fuji` (male
parent). The objective of the breeding program was to create new
apple varieties that produce fruits having long common storage
duration and firm flesh, different from those of the parents and
known similar varieties. Asexual reproduction was performed by
grafting in Iwate, Japan.
The new and distinct variety `Takano 6` has a high sweetness (about
16 (Brix %)) and medium acidity (about 0.41 g/100 ml) of the fruit,
higher firmness of the flesh (about 14.5 lbs.), and late harvest
time (late October, early November in Japan). The new variety, as
described below, is distinct from the known variety `Shinano Gold`
(female parent) that was produced by crossing the Malus Mill
variety `Golden Delicious`, a classic American apple variety, with
the known variety `Senshu` (Japanese Variety Registration No. 42,
registered Mar. 31, 1980). The new variety is also distinct from
the known variety `Fuji` (male parent) that was a produced in Japan
from crossing Malus Mill variety Red Delicious with Malus Mill
variety Ralls Janet (also known as Ralls Genet and Rawls
Jennet).
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
This variety can be characterized by its full red coloration (RHS
Red-Purple Group 63A to 63B) and firm texture (about 14.5 lbs). The
variety is also different in that the harvest time is one week
earlier (late October, early November) and the fruit has a higher
acidity (about 0.41 g/100 ml titratable acid) than Fuji (about 0.35
g/100 ml titratable acid). The new variety has been named `Takano
6`.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The accompanying photographs show typical specimens of the tree,
foliage and fruit of the new variety as depicted in colors as
nearly true as is reasonably possible to make the same in a color
illustration of this character.
FIG. 1 shows the tree in flower.
FIG. 2 shows flowers from above, below and in section.
FIG. 3 shows detached flower parts.
FIG. 4 shows the tree in fruit.
FIG. 5 shows fruit in transverse and vertical section.
FIG. 6 shows several fruit from above.
FIG. 7 shows several fruit from a side view.
FIG. 8 shows several fruit from below.
FIG. 9 shows fruit from above and in side view.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
The following detailed botanical description of `Takano 6` apple
tree is based on a survey (or observations) made during the period
between March 2018 and November 2019 at Iwate, Japan as well as
additional observations made in 2021 on trees planted in Loire
Valley, France. All colors are described according to The Royal
Horticultural Society (R.H.S.) Colour Chart, 6th edition 2019
reprint. It should be understood that the characteristics described
will vary somewhat depending upon cultural practices and climate
conditions and will also vary depending upon location and season.
Quantified measurements are generally expressed as an average of
measurements taken from individual trees of `Takano 6` unless
otherwise noted; however, the measurements of any individual plant
or any group of plants of `Takano 6` may vary from the stated
average. The majority of trees in these observations were 8 years
old at the end of the observation period. Information on the
breeding scheme and propagation of the variety: Breeding.--Produced
by controlled pollination. Parents.--(Fuji x Shinano Gold). Method
of propagating the variety through vegetative
propagation.--Typically by grafting on JM1 (Japanese Variety
Registration No. 7443, registered Sep. 21, 1999) root-stock; and
the time of grafting is a period of mid to late March at Iwate,
Japan. Characteristics of the variety: Tree type.--Ramified. Tree
habit.--Spreading. Spread of mature tree.--1.7 m after pruning.
Height.--2.35 m after pruning. Vigor.--Medium. Trunk
diameter.--35.5 mm. Bearing.--Both shoots and spurs. Bark
texture.--Rough. Bark color.--RHS brown group N200D+reflection RHS
greyed-orange group 177A. Lenticel length.--2 mm. Lenticel
width.--1.1 mm. Lenticel shape.--Elliptic slightly elongated.
Lenticel density per cm.sup.2.--Many. Lenticel color.--RHS
greyed-green group 197C. Branches (fruiting branches located at
around 1 m above the graft union): Length.--1.1 M. Diameter.--21.8
mm. Crotch angle 80.degree.. Color.--RHS brown group
N200D+reflection RHS greyed-orange group 177A. Branch lenticel
length.--1.8 mm. Branch lenticel width.--0.9 mm. Branch lenticel
shape.--Elliptic, slightly elongated. Branch lenticel density per
cm.sup.2.--Medium to many. Branch lenticel color.--RHS greyed-green
group 197C. One year old shoots: Length.--20.8 cm. Diameter.--4.1
mm. Pubescence.--Medium. Color.--RHS greyed-orange group 165A.
Internode length.--2.7 mm. Shoot lenticel length.--1.2 mm. Shoot
lenticel width.--0.8 mm. Shoot lenticel shape.--Elliptic slightly
elongated. Shoot lenticel density per cm.sup.2.--Medium. Shoot
lenticel color.--RHS orange-white group 159C. Fruit: Fruit general
shape.--Globose.about.obloid. Diameter.--78 mm. Height: 66 mm.
Weight 212 g. Ratio of height to width.--Large (0.85). Position of
maximum diameter.--Middle. Ribbing.--Absent or weak. Crowning at
calyx end.--Absent or weak. Seize of eye.--Small. Aperture of
eye.--Open to close. Depth of eye basin.--8.4 mm. Width of eye
basin.--31.3 mm. Sepal length.--4.4 mm. Bloom of skin.--Absent or
weak. Greasiness of skin.--Absent or weak. Background of color of
skin.--Yellow. Over color of skin.--RHS Orange-Red Group N34A.
Intensity of over color.--Weak. Pattern of over color.--Solid flush
with weakly defined stripes. Relative area of fruit over
color.--Large (similar to Jonagold). Amount of russet around stalk
cavity.--Medium. Amount of russet on cheeks.--Absent or weak. Area
of russet around eye basin.--Absent or small. Length of
stalk.--Medium (2.1 cm). Thickness of stalk.--Medium (1.9 mm).
Depth of stalk cavity.--Medium (1.9 mm). Width of stalk
cavity.--Medium (4.4 cm). Stalk color.--RHS greyed-orange group
165A. Firmness of flesh.--Medium. Flesh texture.--Medium to good.
Aroma.--Good and medium intensity. Juiciness.--Medium to very
juicy. Brix.--15. Flesh color.--RHS yellow group 4D. Seeds:
Quantity per fruit.--4.3. Shape.--Ovate. Color.--RHS greyed-orange
group 166A. Length.--9.4 mm. Width.--4.7 mm. Flower buds: Stage
described.--53 BBCH. Quantity per spur.--5. Bud shape.--Elliptic.
Apex shape.--Round. Length.--9 mm. Diameter.--6 mm. Color.--RHS
greyed-purple group N186C. Flowers: Inflorescence type.--Umbel.
Diameter of fully open flower.--4.3 cm. Depth of fully open
flower.--1.1 cm. Relative position of petal margin (overlapping,
touching, or free).--Touching. Number per cluster.--5.5. Time of
beginning of flowering (10% open flowers).--Medium (same as Fuji),
i.e. in Japan, the last week of April. Date of first bloom in
France.--Mid-late April (two days after Gala). Date of full bloom
in France.--Late-April (two days after Gala). Petals: Number per
flower.--5. Petal shape.--Slightly elongated, elliptic.
Length.--19.7 mm. Width.--14.1 mm. Apex shape.--Rounded. Base
shape.--Broad wedge-shaped, straight. Margin.--Entire. Color of
upper surface.--RHS white group NN155D. Color of lower
surface.--RHS red-purple group 70B. Color of venation.--RHS
red-purple group 70A. Petal vein prominence.--Medium. Pistil
length.--11 mm. Pistil color.--RHS yellow-green group N144D. Stigma
diameter.--0.6 mm. Stigma color.--RHS greyed-orange group 167A.
Position of stigma relative to anther.--Same level. Style
length.--7.7 mm. Style color.--RHS yellow-green group N144D. Ovary
length.--2.9 mm. Ovary color.--RHS white group NN155D. Stamens
quantity.--19.3 mm. Stamen length.--8.6 mm. Anther color.--RHS
yellow group 8C. Presence/amount of pollen.--Scarce to medium.
Pollen color.--RHS yellow group 10B. Pedicel length.--20 mm.
Pedicel diameter.--1.7 mm. Pedicel color.--RHS greyed-orange group
166A+RHS yellow-green group 144A. Sepal quantity.--5. Sepal
color.--RHS yellow-green group 144B. Sepal shape.--Slightly
elongated triangular. Apex shape.--Acute. Margin.--Entire. Leaf
length.--Medium (10.7 cm). Leaf width.--Medium (6.5 cm). Leaf
length/width ratio.--Medium (1.65). Leaf attitude in relation to
shoot.--Outwards. Petiole length.--Medium (2.6 cm). Harvest
date.--Late October, early November (one week earlier than Fuji).
Time of eating maturity.--Late (one week earlier than Fuji in
Iwate, Japan), i.e. late October, the first week of November. Other
characteristics of the variety:
TABLE-US-00001 Characteristic Takano 6 Duration of storage variety
has average storage potential the growth pattern of one year
straight old shoots description of any leaf lobes broad ovate leaf
with broad wedge-shaped convex base and narrow short acuminate apex
leaf blade profile in cross-section concave undulations of leaf
blade margins 1 to 3 large undulation per leaf blade ride leaf
blade incisions of the margin serrate for both the upper half and
lower half of the blade length of leaf blade tip 0.5 cm leaf blade
depth of margin incisions 0.2 cm leaf blade pubescence on lower
side lanate, weak glossiness of the upper side of the medium leaf
blade extent of petiole anthocyanin 0.5 cm from base coloration
from the base size of the vegetative bud on one 0.5 .times. 0.4 cm
year old shoot size of vegetative bud support on the 0.6 .times.
0.2 cm one-year-old shoot shape of the vegetative bud apex acute
description of pubescence on the lanate, weak lower leaf blade
stipule size 0.5 .times. 0.2 cm regularity of bearing regular
amount of fruit set 60 fruits per tree on average on 2 m high on 4
year old tree size of the eye 0.9 cm fruit calyx size 3.5 cm color
of new shoots N199B color of internodes N199B color of lenticles on
the fruit 155A color of expanding leaf blade 144A color of upper
leaf blade 139A color of lower leaf blade 147C color of autumn leaf
blade coloration 153A color of leaf venation 145C color of leaf
lobes 139A color of vegetative buds 200C color of petiole 145C with
N14C reflects color of anthocyanin colorations 183C petiole color
of anthocyanin colorations 165B developing fruit color of
anthocyanin colorations 34C mature fruit
Description of similar varieties. The variety `Shinano Gold`, the
female parent, has skin color that is yellow (RHS Yellow Group
approximately 6C) when harvested, the sweetness of flesh is high
(about 15.3 Brix %), the acidity of flesh is medium (about 0.45
g/100 ml), the firmness or food texture (i.e., mouthfeel) of flesh
is firm (about 15.5 lbs.), and the time of harvest is late,
specifically late October in Iwate, Japan. In contrast, the present
variety is a large red colored apple (red over color), slightly
higher sweetness (16 Brix %), slightly lower acidity (0.41 g/100
ml), and a firmness of 14.5 lbs.
The variety `Fuji`, the male parent, has skin color that is red
when harvested, the sweetness of the flesh is high (about 16 Brix
%), the acidity of the flesh is low (about 0.35 g/100 ml), the
firmness of the flesh is medium (about 13.5 lbs), and the time of
harvest is late, specifically November in Iwate Japan. In contrast,
the present variety matures a week earlier than Fuji (late October,
early November), has higher flesh firmness (14.5 lbs), and more
balanced acidity (0.41 g/100 ml).
The variety `Aztec`.TM. was discovered in New Zealand and is a
mutation (sport) of the variety `Fuji`. In addition to the
characteristics of `Fuji` noted above, `Aztec` has very high "over
color" of the fruit.
Additional detailed characteristics are shown in the table below,
where the new variety was grown and compared to the Fuji sport,
"Aztec", below. Unless shown in millimeters, the description and
numbers are provided using the UPOV Test Guidelines for apple
varieties (as described in UPOV Document TG14/9).
TABLE-US-00002 Aztec Characteristics State for Takano 6 (a Fuji
Sport) One-year-old shoot thickness medium (5.1 mm) medium 5
One-year-old shoot: length of short (3.3 cm) medium 5 internode
One-year old shoot: color on medium brown medium 5 sunny side RHS
Brown Group 200C One-year-old shoot: pubescence medium 5 medium 5
(on distal half of shoot One-year-old shoot: number of many 5
medium 5 lenticels Leaf blade: attitude in relation outwards 2
outwards 2 to shoot Leaf blade: length medium 5 (10.7 cm) medium 5
Leaf blade: width medium 5 (6.5 cm) medium 5 Leaf blade: ratio
length/width medium 5 (1.65) medium 5 Leaf blade: intensity of
medium 5 medium 5 green color Petiole: length medium 5 (2.6 cm)
medium 5 Petiole: extent of anthocyanin large 7 coloration from
base Flower: predominant color at light pink 3, RHS balloon stage
Red-Purple Group 63A to 63B Flower: diameter with petals medium 5
(4.0 cm) pressed into horizontal position Flower: arrangement of
petals intermediate, 2 intermediate, 2 petals joined petals joined
Flower: position of stigmas same level 2 relative to anthers Young
fruit: extent of medium 5 anthocyanin over color Fruit: size large
(383 g) medium-large 6 Fruit: height tall 7 (8.5 cm) Fruit:
diameter large 7 (9.6 cm) Fruit: ratio height/diameter large 7
(0.88) small 3 Fruit: ribbing absent or weak 1 absent or weak 1
Fruit: crowning at calyx end absent or weak 1 absent or weak 1
Fruit: size of eye Small 3 small 3 Fruit: bloom of skin absent or
weak 1 absent or weak 1 Fruit: greasiness of skin absent of weak 1
absent or weak 1 Fruit: surface texture of skin medium medium
Fruit: ground color 4D (RHS Color 4D (RHS Chart) Color Chart)
Fruit: hue of over color-with red, RHS red bloom removed Orange-Red
Group approxi- mately N34A Fruit: pattern of over color solid flush
with only solid flush 1 weakly defined stripes 2 Fruit: width of
stripes medium 5 Fruit: intensity of over color weak 3 medium-dark
6 Fruit: area of russet around medium 2 absent or small 1 stalk
attachment Fruit: area of russet on cheeks absent or weak 1 absent
or weak 1 Fruit: area of russet around absent or small 1 absent or
small 1 eye basin Fruit: number of lenticels medium 5 medium 5
Fruit: size of lenticels small 1 large 7 Fruit: scarfskin absent 1
absent 1 Fruit: length of stalk medium 5 (2.1 cm) medium-long 6
Fruit: thickness of stalk medium 5 (1.9 mm) medium 5 Fruit: depth
of stalk cavity deep 7 (1.9 cm) deep 7 Fruit: width of stalk cavity
medium 5 (4.4 cm) medium 5 Fruit: depth of eye basin medium 5 (1.1
cm) deep 7 Fruit: width of eye basin medium 5 (3.6 cm) medium 5
Fruit: firmness of flesh firm 7 (14.5 lbs) medium 5 Fruit: color of
flesh cream 2 yellowish 3 Fruit: sweetness of flesh high (16.0%)
Brix high (16.0%) Brix Fruit: acidity of flesh medium low (0.41
g/100 ml) (0.35 g/100 ml) titratable acidity Fruit: water-core of
flesh absent-very slight Fruit: shape of core globose 6 globose 6
Fruit: aperture of locules moderately open 2 moderately (in
transverse section) open 2
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