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US Plant Patent PP35016

G.257

Apple tree rootstock named ‘G.257’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 31, 2042.

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

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP35016, the photograph of G.257 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP35016, reproduced as printed. Photographs in a plant patent are taken by the applicant. Reproduction of the patent document is permitted; the image is shown whole and uncropped for that reason.

The record

Patent number
PP35016
Filed
January 31, 2022
Granted
March 7, 2023
Expires
January 31, 2042
Assignee
US AGRICULTURE, UNIV CORNELL
Inventor
FAZIO GENNARO; ROBINSON TERENCE LEE; ALDWINCKLE HERBERT SANDERS; CUMMINS JAMES N

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of apple tree rootstock Malus domestica x Malus robusta hybrid ‘G.257’ is described. The new variety is a semi-dwarfing rootstock that is resistant to fire blight (Erwinia amylovora) and crown rot (Phytophthora cactorum) and tolerant to the replant disease complex. The ‘G.257’ rootstock is useful in that it can be propagated clonally and used as a rootstock or root system for apple trees as well as for interstems of apple trees.

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

What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct variety of apple tree rootstock named ‘G.257’ as herein described and illustrated.

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