Kay Diamond VII

Kay Diamond VII

Nectarine tree named ‘Kay Diamond VII’

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 PP18715, the photograph of Kay Diamond VII printed in the patent.

Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP18715, 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 perscia, broadly characterized by a large size, vigorous, hardy, self-fertile, productive and regular bearing tree. The fruit matures under the ecological conditions described in the early part of June, with first picking on Jun. 6, 2006. The fruit is uniformly large in size, acidic and sweet in flavor, globose to slightly oblong in shape, clingstone in type, firm in texture, yellow in flesh color, and full 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 ‘Rose Bright’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 15,845) nectarine by producing nectarines that are very firm in texture, clingstone in type, yellow in flesh color, and full red in skin color, but is distinguished therefrom by having leaves that are eglandular rather than having globose glands, by having a bitter instead of sweet kernel, by requiring less chilling hours during the dormant season, and by producing fruit that is larger in size and sweeter in flavor.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP18715 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.

The record

Abstract