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US Plant Patent PP22716

Clutha Summer

Apricot tree named ‘Clutha Summer’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends July 19, 2031.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP22716, the photograph of Clutha Summer printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP22716, 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
PP22716
Filed
July 19, 2011
Granted
May 8, 2012
Expires
July 19, 2031
Assignee
NZ INST PLANT & FOOD RES LTD, MALONE MICHAEL T, NIXON ARLENE E
Inventor
MALONE MICHAEL T; NIXON ARLENE E

Abstract

A new and distinct apricot variety is described. The variety results from the open pollination of the variety ‘Goldstrike’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 7,035). Seedlings generated from the open pollination were planted at Clyde, Otago, New Zealand. In 2002 D14/1 was identified as having potential as a new variety, it has since been given the denomination ‘Clutha Summer’. The fruit of ‘Clutha Summer’ have been shown to have a very attractive appearance with between 25 to 85% cover of a deep rose red blush, along with a superb flavour. This variety is also characterised by its firm melting, semi-cling stone flesh, excellent keeping quality, and the timing of harvest.

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

1. A new and distinct apricot plant substantially as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP22716 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.