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US Plant Patent PP28626

Balboa

Apricot tree named ‘Balboa’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends June 16, 2036.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on April 18, 2036. This patent earned 59 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP28626, the photograph of Balboa printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP28626, 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
PP28626
Filed
April 18, 2016
Granted
November 14, 2017
Expires
June 16, 2036
Assignee
GARDNER LEITH MARIE, ZAIGER GARY NEIL, ZAIGER GRANT GENE
Inventor
ZAIGER GARY NEIL; GARDNER LEITH MARIE; ZAIGER GRANT GENE

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of apricot tree. The following features of the tree and its fruit are characterized with the tree budded on ‘Nemaguard’ Rootstock (non-patented), grown on Handford sandy loam soil with Storie Index rating 95, in USDA Hardiness Zone 9, near Modesto, Calif., with standard commercial fruit growing practices, such as pruning, thinning, spraying, irrigation and fertilization. Its novelty consist of the following combination of desirable features: 1. Tree having a vigorous, semi-spreading growth habit. 2. Tree being a regular and productive bearer of medium to large size fruit. 3. Fruit with an attractive orange skin color. 4. Fruit with good flavor and eating quality. 5. Fruit with good handling and shipping quality.

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

The invention claimed is: 1. A new and distinct variety of apricot tree, substantially as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP28626 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.