US Plant Patent PP20347

Z487

Actinidia chinensis plant named ‘Z487’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends June 6, 2028.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

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The record

Patent number: PP20347
Filed: June 6, 2008
Granted: September 22, 2009
Expires: June 6, 2028
Assignee: SKELTON DONALD
Inventor: SKELTON DONALD

Abstract

A new and distinct Actinidia chinensis cultivar named ‘Z487’ is disclosed, characterized by having distinctive yellow/green flesh fruit, heavy cropping and a seasonal harvest time of late February. Additionally, the new variety produces fruit with very soft, slight pubescence and with a distinctive blunt stylar end shape and square shoulders. The new variety is suitable for commercial production of kiwi fruit.

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1. A new and distinct cultivar of Actinidia chinensis plant named ’Z487’ as herein illustrated and described.

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