Goldenmay

Goldenmay

Apricot tree named ‘Goldenmay’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends February 11, 2028.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 26, 2027. This patent earned 47 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP20104, the photograph of Goldenmay printed in the patent.

Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP20104, 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.

Abstract

The present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of apricot tree, Prunus armeniaca, broadly characterized by a large size, vigorous, hardy, early blooming, self-fertile, productive and regular bearing tree. The fruit matures under the ecological conditions described in late May, with first picking on May 18, 2007. The fruit is uniformly large in size, mildly acidic and sweet in flavor, globose in shape, freestone in type, firm and meaty in texture, orange in flesh color, and orange skin color.

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1. A new and distinct variety of apricot tree, substantially as illustrated and described, that is similar to its seed parent, ‘Goldenblush’ U.S. Plant Pat. No. 15,354) apricot, by blooming in the early season and by producing apricots that are freestone in type, orange in flesh and skin color, and mature in late May, but is distinguished therefrom by being self-fruitful, more productive, and by producing fruit that is larger in size, that is not as sweet in flavor, that has a much less pronounced suture, and that does not have red blush on the skin.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP20104 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.

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