U.S. patent number PP34,261 [Application Number 17/346,449] was granted by the patent office on 2022-05-24 for peach plant named `ncpeach-6`.
This patent grant is currently assigned to NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY. The grantee listed for this patent is North Carolina State University. Invention is credited to Leanne M. Kenealy, Dennis Werner.
United States Patent |
PP34,261 |
Werner , et al. |
May 24, 2022 |
Peach plant named `NCPeach-6`
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of ornamental peach plant, referred
to by its variety name, `NCPeach-6`, is disclosed. The new cultivar
forms double red-colored flowers. Dark purple-colored foliage is
exhibited. Moderately slow, dwarf and globose growth habit is
displayed. The new variety is well suited for providing attractive
ornamentation in the landscape.
Inventors: |
Werner; Dennis (Raleigh,
NC), Kenealy; Leanne M. (Durham, NC) |
Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
North Carolina State University |
Raleigh |
NC |
US |
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Assignee: |
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY
(Raleigh, NC)
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Appl.
No.: |
17/346,449 |
Filed: |
June 14, 2021 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
PLT/156 |
Current International
Class: |
A01H
5/00 (20180101); A01H 6/74 (20180101) |
Field of
Search: |
;PLT/156 |
Primary Examiner: McCormick Ewoldt; Susan
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Panitch Schwarze Belisario &
Nadel LLP Small; Stephany G. Bliss; Travis W.
Claims
I claim:
1. A new and distinct variety of Ornamental Peach plant named
`NCPeach-6` characterized by the following combination of
characteristics: (a) forms double red-colored flowers; (b) exhibits
dark purple-colored foliage; and (c) provides moderately slow,
dwarf and globose growth habit; substantially as herein shown and
described.
Description
Latin name of genus and species of plant claimed: Prunus
persica.
Variety denomination: `NCPeach-6`.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of
ornamental peach plant botanically known as Prunus persica and
hereinafter referred to by the cultivar name `NCPeach-6`.
The new cultivar originated in a controlled breeding program in
Raleigh, N.C. in March 2013.
The new ornamental peach cultivar is the result of a controlled
cross. The female (seed) parent of the new cultivar is Prunus
persica `Bonfire`, not patented, characterized by its single
pink-colored flowers, purple-colored foliage, and dwarf growth
habit. The male (pollen) parent of the new cultivar is Prunus `NCSU
Double Red Dwarf`, not patented, characterized by its double
red-colored flowers, green-colored foliage, and dwarf growth habit.
The new cultivar was discovered and selected as a single seedling
within the second-generation progeny of the above-stated controlled
cross. The plant was selected for its double red-colored flowers,
purple-colored foliage, and dwarf growth habit in March 2017 in a
controlled environment in Raleigh, N.C.
Asexual reproduction of the new cultivar by chip budding since
August 2017 in Belvidere, Tenn. has demonstrated that the new
cultivar reproduces true to type with all of the characteristics,
as herein described, firmly fixed and retained through successive
generations of such asexual propagation.
The first offer for sale/sale of the new variety was Jan. 4, 2021
by the inventor or another who obtained the new variety directly or
indirectly from the inventor.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The following characteristics of the new cultivar have been
repeatedly observed and can be used to distinguish `NCPeach-6` as a
new and distinct cultivar of ornamental peach plant: 1. Double
red-colored flowers; 2. Dark purple-colored foliage; and 3.
Moderately slow, dwarf and globose growth habit.
The new variety of the present invention can readily be
distinguished from its ancestors. More specifically, plants of the
new cultivar plants display double red-colored flowers, whereas
plants of `Bonfire` (i.e., the seed parent) display single
pink-colored flowers. Plants of the new cultivar provide
purple-colored foliage, whereas plants of `NCSU Double Red Dwarf`
(i.e., the pollen parent) provide green-colored foliage.
Of the many commercially available Prunus cultivars, the most
similar in comparison to the new cultivar is `Bonanza`, not
patented. However, plants of the new cultivar differ from plants of
`Bonanza` in at least the following characteristics: 1. Plants of
the new cultivar have darker colored flowers than plants of
`Bonanza`. 2. Plants of the new cultivar have dark purple-colored
foliage, whereas plants of `Bonanza` have green-colored
foliage.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS
The accompanying photographs show, as nearly true as it is
reasonably possible to make the same in color illustrations of this
type, typical habit and foliage characteristics of the new
cultivar. Colors in the photographs differ slightly from the color
values cited in the detailed description, which accurately
describes the colors of `NCPeach-6`. The plants were chip budded
and were approximately one-year old and peach seedling understock
was used. Photos were taken in August 2018 in Belvidere, Tenn.
FIG. 1 illustrates a side view of `NCPeach-6` growing in the
ground.
FIG. 2 illustrates a close-up view of the foliage of
`NCPeach-6`.
FIG. 3 illustrates a close-up view of the flowers of
`NCPeach-6`.
DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION
The chart used in the identification of colors described herein is
The R.H.S. Colour Chart of The Royal Horticultural Society, London,
England, 2007 edition, except where general color terms of ordinary
significance are used. The terminology which precedes reference to
the chart has been added to indicate the corresponding color in
more common terms. The color values were determined in 2019 under
natural light conditions in Raleigh, N.C.
The following descriptions and measurements describe the original
seedling plant growing outside in Raleigh, N.C. Plants were
approximately three years of age. Measurements and numerical values
represent averages of typical plants. Botanical classification:
Prunus persica cultivar NCPeach-6. Parentage: Female
parent.--Prunus `Bonfire`, not patented. Male parent.--Prunus `NCSU
Double Red Dwarf`, not patented. Propagation: Type.--Chip budding.
Plant description: Type.--Deciduous perennial tree. Growth habit
and general appearance.--Moderately slow, dwarf and semi-globose.
Commercial crop time.--Approximately 12 months to finish from
planting budded rootstock (peach seedling understock) into a
3-gallon container. Hardiness.--Hardy to USDA Zone 7b. Disease and
pest resistance.--Plants of the new variety have not been noted to
be resistant to pathogens and pests common to Prunus.
Size.--Height: Approximately 45.0 cm. Width: Approximately 44.0 cm.
Trunk.--Diameter: Approximately 2.0 cm. Texture: Slightly rugose.
Color: Commonly near Brown Group N200B. Branches.--Highly branched.
Strength: Moderately strong. Shape: Circular. Diameter of one-year
old shoots: Approximately 5.0 mm. Length of one-year old shoots:
Approximately 6.5 cm. Internode length of one-year old dormant
shoots: 1.0-1.5 mm. Stem Texture: Rough. Color of one-year old
stems: Commonly near Brown Group 200B. Lenticel: Numerous, small.
Lenticel length: Less than 1.0 to 2.0 mm. Lenticel shape: Slightly
elongate. Lenticel color: Commonly near Grey Group 201C.
Trunk.--Bark surface: Slightly rugose. Color: Commonly near Brown
Group N200B. Foliage description: General description.--Type:
Deciduous. Arrangement: Alternate. Leaves.--Shape: Elliptic. Apex:
Acuminate. Base: Tapered. Margin: Weakly serrate. Margin
undulation: moderate. Length: Approximately 12.0 cm. Width:
Approximately 2.7 cm. Texture of upper and lower surfaces: Smooth,
glabrous. Venation pattern: Brachidodromous. Color of upper surface
of young foliage: Commonly near Purple Group N77A. Color of lower
surface of young foliage: Commonly near Red-Purple Group 59A. Color
of upper surface of mature foliage: Commonly near Purple Group N77A
fading to near Violet-Blue Group N92A, eventually fading to
Yellow-Green Group 147A. Color of under surface of mature foliage:
Commonly near Greyed-Purple Group 183B with venation of near
Red-Purple Group 60A. Fragrance: None detected. Petiole.--Length:
Approximately 1.0 mm. Diameter: Approximately 1.0 mm. Texture:
Smooth, glabrous. Color: Commonly near Purple Group N77A. Flowering
description: Flowering season.--Flowers in late winter to early
spring. General description.--Single perfect flower with bilateral
symmetry. Aspect: Facing outward. Quantity per plant: Approximately
100. Flower description: General description.--Type: Single,
rosaceous, not persistent. Aspect: Outward. Fragrance: unknown. Bud
just before opening.--Shape: Round. Diameter: Approximately 6.0 mm.
Length: Approximately 6.0 mm. Color: Commonly near Red-Purple Group
58B. Texture: Tomentose. Corolla.--Diameter: Approximately 3.6 cm.
Depth: Approximately 1.0 cm. Petals.--Quantity: 15 on average,
unfused. Shape: Orbicular. Margin: Entire. Apex: Rounded. Base:
Obtuse. Length: Approximately 9.0 mm. Width: Approximately 8.0 mm.
Texture of upper and lower surfaces: Glabrous. Color of upper and
lower surfaces when first and fully open: Commonly near Red-Purple
Group N74C. Calyx.--Shape: vase-shaped. Diameter: Approximately 3.0
mm. Length: Approximately 5.0 mm. Color of outer and inner
surfaces: Commonly near Purple Group 59A. Texture of outer and
inner surfaces: Glabrous. Sepals.--Quantity: 8 on average, fused at
the base. Color of adaxial and abaxial surfaces: Commonly near
Purple Group 59A. Texture of adaxial and abaxial surfaces:
Glabrous. Pedicel.--Strength: Strong. Shape: Round. Length:
Approximately 5.8 mm. Diameter: Less than 1.0 mm. Texture:
Glabrous. Color: Commonly near Yellow-Green Group 144C.
Reproductive organs.--Androecium: Stamen quantity per flower: 30 on
average, unfused. Stamen length: Approximately 9.0 mm on average.
Stamen width: Less than 1.0 mm. Filament length: Less than 1.0 mm.
Filament color: commonly near Red-Purple Group 59A. Anther shape:
Round. Anther length: Less than 1.0 mm. Anther width: Less than 1.0
mm. Anther color: Commonly near Red-Purple Group 59A. Pollen
amount: Abundant. Pollen color: Commonly near Yellow Group 13A.
Gynoecium: Pistil quantity: 1 per flower. Pistil length:
Approximately 1.0 mm on average. Pistil width: Less than 1.0 mm.
Pistil texture: Glabrous. Stigma shape: Round. Stigma color:
Commonly near Green Group 143AA. Stigma length: Less than 1.0 mm.
Stigma width: Less than 1.0 mm. Style shape: Elongate. Style
length: Approximately 0.7 mm. Style width: Less than 1.0 mm. Style
color: Commonly near Red-Purple Group 73A. Ovary position:
Superior. Ovary shape: Round. Ovary width: Approximately 1.0 mm.
Ovary color: Commonly near Red-Purple Group 72A. Ovary texture:
Pubescent. Fruit.--Shape: Slightly elongate. Color: Commonly near
Yellow-Green Group 151A to Orange-Red Group N30B. Flesh Color:
Commonly near Green-Yellow Group 1D. Length: Approximately 4.2 cm.
Width: Approximately 3.4 cm. Seed coat color: Commonly near
Greyed-Orange Group N167B.
The new cultivar has not been observed under all possible
environmental conditions to date. Accordingly, it is possible that
the phenotype may vary somewhat with variations in the environment,
such as temperature, light intensity, and day length, without,
however, any variance in genotype.
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