US Plant Patent PP31145
NY 109
Apple tree named ‘NY 109’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends March 30, 2038.
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
- PP31145
- Filed
- March 30, 2018
- Granted
- December 3, 2019
- Expires
- March 30, 2038
- Assignee
- UNIV CORNELL
- Inventor
- BROWN SUSAN; MALONEY KEVIN
Abstract
This invention relates to a new and distinctive variety of a Malus x domestica apple tree named ‘NY109’, particularly characterized by its overall superior horticultural performance and consistency, including excellent fruit quality at harvest by having firm, juicy, high sugar and high acid and flavorful fruit with great potential for marketing as both a fresh apple and as value-added processed apple products, such as for hard and sweet cider and for baking, is disclosed.
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What is claimed: 1. A new and distinct variety of apple tree named ‘NY109’ as herein described and illustrated.
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