US Plant Patent PP35202
G.66
Apple tree rootstock named ‘G.66’
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.

The record
- Patent number
- PP35202
- Filed
- January 31, 2022
- Granted
- June 6, 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.66’ is described herein. The new variety is a productive, yield efficient, semi-dwarfing rootstock that is resistant to fire blight (Erwinia amylovora) and crown rot (Phytophthora cactorum). The ‘G.66’ 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.
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What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct variety of apple tree named ‘G.66’ as herein described and illustrated.
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