US Plant Patent PP8673
Waliser Gala
Apple tree Waliser Gala
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired January 3, 2012. 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
- PP8673
- Filed
- January 3, 1992
- Granted
- April 5, 1994
- Expires
- January 3, 2012
- Assignee
- WALISER H K
- Inventor
- WALISER H KENT
Abstract
A new variety of apple originating as a whole-tree mutation of its parent variety Royal Gala (Tenroy cultivar, U.S. Plant Pat. No. 4,121) selected particularly for its early red skin color and the unique overall pinstripe color pattern of its fruits.
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What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct variety of apple tree which is a mutation of the Royal Gala (Tenroy cultivar, U.S. Plant Pat. No. 4,121) substantially as herein shown and described, characterized particularly by a bright red color interspired with small, fine, light red pinstripes which color pattern develops very early in the Gala season and completely covers the fruits.
Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP8673 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.