US Plant Patent PP11668
Benmore
Apricot tree named `Benmore`
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired July 15, 2017. 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
- PP11668
- Filed
- July 15, 1997
- Granted
- December 5, 2000
- Expires
- July 15, 2017
- Assignee
- HORTICULTURE & FOOD RES INST
- Inventor
- BEATSON RON; NOITON DOMINIQUE
Abstract
The present invention relates to a new and improved variety of apricot tr The fruit of the new variety is characterized by an attractive orange color with up to 20% of red blush on fruit exposed to the sun. The fruit is of medium size with an oblong shape and has juicy, firm flesh with sweet flavor. The stone is free. The tree is characterized by vigorous healthy growth and a spreading tree habit. The new variety has been named `Benmore`.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
We claim: 1. A new and distinct variety of apricot tree named `Benmore`, substantially as illustrated and described.
Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP11668 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.