Nursery or breeding house
SOUTHERN SELECTIONS LLC
10 US plant patents, granted between 2006 and 2020.
Filed under the SOUTHERN name. Related entities are listed separately on the SOUTHERN search, because a company and a person are not the same filer even when the name matches.
Still under patent — 6 cultivars
Soonest to come off patent first. You may not propagate these for sale until the date shown.
- IABOFPP20997Holly tree named ‘IABOF’UNDER PATENTJune 11, 2028
- QHMTFPP27191Laurel oak tree named ‘QHMTF’UNDER PATENTSeptember 19, 2034
- MVMTFPP27589Sweetbay magnolia tree named ‘MVMTF’UNDER PATENTMarch 30, 2035
- NSMTFPP30554Nyssa sylvatica plant named ‘NSMTF’UNDER PATENTMarch 29, 2037
- UAMTFPP30543Elm tree named ‘UAMTF’UNDER PATENTAugust 28, 2037
- SJMTFPP31851Styrax tree named ‘SJMTF’UNDER PATENTNovember 7, 2038
Already in the public domain — 4 cultivars
Most recently freed first. Anyone may propagate and sell these plants — though the name it is sold under may still be a live trademark.