Spur type Red Rome apple tree--Peach Valley cultivar

Abstract

A new and distinct apple variety which originated as a limb mutation of the Law cultivar of the Red Rome apple tree (i.e. U.S. Plant Pat. No. 1,550) is provided. This new apple variety possesses a vigorous compact growth habit and can be distinguished from its standard sized parent and all other spur type Red Rome apple varieties. More specifically, the new variety possesses more fruiting spurs per linear foot on one, two, and three year old wood than both its parent and the spur type Red Rome apple tree of U.S. Plant Pat. No. 4,096 which also was originated by me. Additionally, the fruit of the new variety is a deeper, more intense and complete red which accumulates earlier than that of the Taylor cultivar of the Red Rome apple tree (i.e. U.S. Plant Pat. No. 3,121) and the Red Rome apple tree of U.S. Plant Pat. No. 3,198.

I claim: 
     
       1. A new and distinct variety of apple tree substantially as illustrated and described characterized by (a) a vigorous compact growth habit, (b) large deep green leaves, (c) the ability to bear fruit which is a deeper more intense red color accumulated earlier than that of the Taylor cultivar of Red Rome apple tree described in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 3,121 and the Red Rome apple tree described in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 3,198, (d) the ability to form substantially more fruiting spurs on one year old shoots than the Red Rome apple tree described in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 4,096, and (e) the ability to form more fruiting spurs on two and three year old wood than the Red Rome apple tree described in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 4,096.