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US Plant Patent PP10010

Davis

Apple tree named `Davis`

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired April 5, 2016. 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
PP10010
Filed
April 5, 1996
Granted
August 26, 1997
Expires
April 5, 2016
Inventor
DAVIS NICK L

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of apple tree (Malus pumila) named `Davis` characterized by its distinct ripening season, between that of Red Delicious and Braeburn, its distinct cherry red, striped pattern over 50 to 100 percent of the fruit surface, prominent white lenticels, and a creamy white flesh color.

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 apple tree substantially as herein shown and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP10010 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.