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US Plant Patent PP6039

Prince Charles

Amelanchier tree named "Prince Charles"

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired February 26, 2005. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

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

The record

Patent number
PP6039
Filed
February 26, 1985
Granted
October 20, 1987
Expires
February 26, 2005
Inventor
WATSON THOMAS

Abstract

A new variety of Amelanchier laevis is disclosed which is particularly characterized by its trait of achieving maximum floral display prior to the unfolding of its leaves so as to maximize the color display during the blossom period.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

I claim: 1. A new and distinct variety of Amelanchier laevis, substantially as herein shown and described, characterized particularly as to novelty by unfolding flowers prior to unfolding leaves.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP6039 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.