June Bright

June Bright

Nectarine tree named ‘June 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 PP18708, the photograph of June Bright printed in the patent.

Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP18708, 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 nectarine tree, Prunus persica, and more particularly to a new and distinct variety broadly characterized by a medium size, vigorous, hardy, self-fertile, productive and regular bearing tree. The fruit matures under the ecological conditions described in mid June, with first picking on Jun. 14, 2006. The fruit is uniformly large in size, mildly acidic and sweet in flavor, globose in shape, clingstone in type, very firm in texture, yellow in flesh color, and full dark 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 ‘Diamond Bright’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 9,495) nectarine by producing nectarines that mature in early to mid June, that are nearly globose in shape, very firm in texture, yellow in flesh color, and full red in skin color, but is distinguished therefrom by producing fruit that is larger in size and firmer in texture.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP18708 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.

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Abstract