US Plant Patent PP7618
Vermont Gold
Apple tree "Vermont Gold"
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired April 3, 2010. 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
- PP7618
- Filed
- April 3, 1990
- Granted
- August 13, 1991
- Expires
- April 3, 2010
Abstract
A new variety of apple tree characterized by: (1) Large size fruit with a greenish yellow ground color changing to yellow with further ripening or storage and displaying a red cheek; (2) Fruit with a thin, slightly waxy skin and fine, very juicy, crisp, yellowish-white flesh which is quite sweet with a good balance of acidity and flavor. (3) Extended harvest period.
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, "Vermont Gold", substantially as shown and described.
Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP7618 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.