Nectarine tree `Spring Sweet`

Abstract

The present invention relates to a nectarine Prunus persica 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. 21, 1995. The fruit is uniformly medium in size, excellent in flavor, attractively globose in shape, clingstone in type, very firm in texture, and full red in skin color. The variety was developed as a first generation hybridization using Kay Diamond Nectarine (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 8,923) as the selected seed parent and June Pearl Nectarine (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 9,360) as the selected pollen parent.

We claim: 
     
       1. A new and distinct variety of nectarine tree, substantially as illustrated and described, which is most similar to its seed parent, the Kay Diamond (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 8,923) nectarine by producing fruit that is yellow in flesh color, very firm in texture, and full red in skin color, but is distinguished therefrom and an improvement thereon by producing fruit that is clingstone instead of freestone, that is subacidic in flavor instead of acidic, that has a bitter kernel instead of sweet, and that matures about 5 days later.