US Plant Patent PP8544
Eve's Apple
Apple tree "Eve's Apple"
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired October 26, 2012. 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
- PP8544
- Filed
- October 26, 1992
- Granted
- January 18, 1994
- Expires
- October 26, 2012
- Assignee
- TUCKER JOSEPH H
- Inventor
- TUCKER JOSEPH H
Abstract
This variety is distinguished from other apple tree varieties by the following principal features: 1. A dwarf habit of growth with lateral branches conducive to trellising and greater tree densities per acre. 2. A spreading spur type fruiting which enables easier picking and a large quantity per tree. 3. A larger fruit of fairly uniform size averaging 3" in diameter, that is exceptionally sweet for dessert eating or cooking. 4. This variety of "Eve's Apple" is a basically green apple with a slight blush and averaging a weight of 9 oz.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
I claim: 1. The new and distinct variety of a Dwarf Spur Apple Tree named "Eve's Apple" as described and illustrated herein.
Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP8544 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.