| Cultivar Name: |
Patterson
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| Type |
Apricot |
| Patent |
The Burchell Nursery, Inc., Modesto, Calif. 1969 PP02877
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| Parentage |
Prunus armeniaca cv. F2 seedling of Perfection x unknown
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| Species |
Prunus armeniaca
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| Usage |
Scion
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| Products |
Canning
Dried
Freezing
Fresh Market
Shipping
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| Chill Requirement |
600 chill hours required
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| Yield |
High
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| Flesh Color |
bright orange
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| Pit |
Freestone
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| Ripening time |
+1
weeks relative to
Blenheim
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| Self Compatible |
Yes - Self Compatible
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| Description |
Originated in Le Grand, Calif., by Frederic W. Anderson, Merced, Calif., Introduced in 1968. 'Patterson' is a consistent and heavy producer of large fruit that is nice and firm and highly colored. It is a versatile apricot used for canning, freezing, drying and also for fresh market use as well. Large size, fairly round. Fair to good flavor, not much juice. Streaked red over yellow. Very good firmness. Heavy producer.Has exceptional canning characteristics and flavor. The Patterson's uniform ripening pattern makes it well-suited for mechanical harvesting. And, despite its consistently high crop load, the tree resists fruit dropping. A very popular commercial cultivar. The Patterson cultivar was named after what is billed as the “Apricot Capital of the World”—the rural town of Patterson, California, located on the west side of the San Joaquin Valley. The town became the apricot hub—at one time producing about 40 percent of the nation’s apricots—after hundreds of apricot orchards were relocated there from the Santa Clara Valley in the 1950s. |
| References |
- The Brooks and Olmo Register of Fruit & Nut Varieties. Third Edition. 1997. ASHS Press, Alexandria, Virginia.
- Fruit, Berry and Nut Inventory. Third Edition. 2001. Seed Savers Exchange, Inc.
- Sierra Gold Nurseries Variety Descriptions. Link
- Burchell Nursery Fruit and Nut Tree Varieties. Link
- Dave Wilson Nursery. Link
- United States Patent and Trademark Office
- UC Davis Fruit & Nut Research & Information, Apricot Scion Table; Link
- California Apricots America's Most Irresistible Fruit Varieties; Link
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