University of California

Anton Caratan & Son

Other

Superior Farming Company

Joseph Maranto

Dan E Parfitt

Craig E Kallsen

Luther C Hahn

A new male pistachio tree (L.) designated as 'Famoso', particularly characterized by mid- to late-season flowering time, is provided. The male pistachio tree 'Famoso' is further characterized by consistent flowering from year to year, and production of a large amount of pollen over an extended period. In addition, 'Famoso' is characterized by precocious flowering three to four years after budding.

Male pistachio tree named 'Famoso'

A new and distinct variety of grapevine is provided which abundantly forms attractive medium-to-large seedless berries having a rose-pink skin coloration in medium-to-large substantially uniform clusters. The fruit displays a sweet crisp flavor and is firm in texture. The fruit commonly is ready for harvest during late October or early November in the San Joaquin Valley of Central California, U.S.A., and displays significant crispness and good eating qualities as a table grape. The fruit firmness renders the fruit well amenable for handling, shipping, and storage. The fruit commonly is more elongated and less round and lighter in coloration than that of the 'Mara Seedless' variety (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 19,599).

Grapevine plant named 'Roma Seedless'

A new and distinct variety of grapevine is provided which abundantly forms attactive medium-to-large seedless berries having a rose-pink skin coloration in medium-to-large clusters. The fruit displays a sweet crisp flavor and is firm in texture. The fruit commonly is ready for harvest during October in the San Joaquin Valley of Central California, U.S.A., and displays good eating qualities as a table grape. The fruit firmness renders the fruit well amenable for handling, shipping, and storage.

Grapevine plant named 'Mara Seedless'

A new and distinct variety of grapevine is provided which abundantly forms attractive medium-to-large seedless berries having a dark eggplant skin coloration in compact clusters. The fruit displays a sweet crisp flavor and is firm in texture. The fruit commonly is ready for harvest during late September to early October in the San Joaquin Valley of Central California, U.S.A., and displays good eating qualities as a table grape. The fruit firmness renders the fruit well amenable for handling, shipping, and storage.

Grapevine named 'Cara Seedless'

A new and distinct variety of pistachio tree denominated 'Randy' is described. This cultivar is an early flowering male that will be used as a pollenizer for 'Golden Hills' and 'Lost Hills'. It has excellent flowering synchrony with &#x2018;Golden Hills&#x2019; and &#x2018;Lost Hills&#x2019; and can be used to cover the earlier part of the &#x2018;Kerman&#x2019; flowering period during seasons in which &#x2018;Kerman&#x2019; flowering is extended. This generally occurs during seasons of low chill, which are expected to become more frequent in the future due to continued global warming &#x2018;Peters&#x2019;, the standard male used to pollenize &#x2018;Kerman&#x2019;, often flowers too late to cover the earlier part of the &#x2018;Kerman&#x2019; bloom period under these conditions. &#x2018;Randy&#x2019; was selected for high pollen viability, durability, and a high level of pollen production (based on visual evaluation). &#x2018;Randy&#x2019; flowers 2 to 4 weeks earlier than &#x2018;Peters&#x2019;, the standard pollenizer for &#x2018;Kerman&#x2019;. &#x2018;Peters&#x2019; flowers too late to be a very effective pollinator for the new cultivars.

Male Pistachio tree named 'Randy'

A new and distinct variety of pistachio tree denominated 'Lost Hills' is described. This selections most significant advantage is the superior size and appearance of the in-shell nut. The variety is less chilling sensitive than 'Kerman' which improves uniformity of foliation, bloom, nut set, nut fill and uniformity of nut maturity at harvest.

Female pistachio tree named 'Lost Hills'

A new and distinct variety of grapevine which is somewhat remotely similar to the 'Thompson Seedless' grapevine, but from which it is distinguished in a number of respects by producing fruit with a delayed period of cluster ripening occurring in mid October for harvesting and shipment, or approximately four weeks after the fruit produced by the 'Thompson Seedless' grapevine and wherein the fruit is large, having a mild flavor, a light green skin coloration and a firm, crisp flesh.

Grapevine plant denominated 'Blanc Seedless'

A new and distinct variety of Pistachio tree denominated 'Golden Hills' is described. This selection's most significant advantage over the industry standard is the higher early yield and a greater percentage of this yield is composed of edible split nuts. This variety also has less of a chilling requirement for dormancy resulting in more uniform spring foliation, flowering, pollination and nut maturity at harvest.

Female Pistachio tree named 'Golden Hills'

A very large, vigorous productive grapevine, having a slender trunk and very long split straps, reddish brown bark, medium to long cane and round, slightly enlarged nodes and shoots basically green with reddish longitudinal striations and tips growing straight up, bifurcated and trifurcated tendrils, medium size bud, slightly pointed, medium size leaves with U shaped petiolar sinus; date of bloom and fruit ripening 7-10 days earlier than Superior Seedless (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 3,106) and 14 days earlier than Thompson Seedless (unpatented), clusters of medium size, loose to compact, seedless white colored berries irregular in size, mostly large, firm, crisp, attractive, sweet taste, attributable to an early high solids-sugar and low acid content.

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Bakersfield, CA, United States of America

Joseph Maranto