July Bright

July Bright

Nectarine tree named ‘July Bright’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends December 13, 2026.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP18703, the photograph of July Bright printed in the patent.

Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP18703, reproduced as printed. Photographs in a plant patent are taken by the applicant. Reproduction of the patent document is permitted; the image is shown whole and uncropped for that reason.

Abstract

The present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of nectarine tree, Prunus persica, broadly characterized by a large size, vigorous, hardy, self-fertile, productive and regular bearing tree. The fruit matures under the ecological conditions described in late July, with first picking on Jul. 27, 2006. The fruit is uniformly large in size, mildly acidic and sweet in flavor, globose in shape, clingstone in type, firm in texture, yellow with red bleeding in flesh color, and mostly red in skin color.

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1. A new and distinct variety of nectarine tree, substantially as illustrated and described, that is most similar to ‘Summer Fire’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 7,506) nectarine, by producing nectarines that are nearly globose in shape, very firm in texture, clingstone in type, and mostly red in skin color, but is distinguished therefrom by being more productive and by producing fruit that is yellow with much more red bleeding in flesh color and that matures about six days earlier.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP18703 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.

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Abstract