US Plant Patent PP11699
Vulcan
Apricot tree named `Vulcan`
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
- PP11699
- Filed
- July 15, 1997
- Granted
- December 19, 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 a shiny, attractive orange color with intense red blush covering 30-50% of the surface. The fruit is of large size with an elliptical shape and has juicy, firm flesh with sweet flavor. The tree is characterized by vigorous healthy growth and a drooping tree habit. The new variety has been named `Vulcan`.
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 `Vulcan`, substantially as illustrated and described.
Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP11699 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.