US Plant Patent PP6755

Tri-Gems

Apricot tree ("Tri-Gems")

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired January 11, 2008. 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: PP6755
Filed: January 11, 1988
Granted: April 25, 1989
Expires: January 11, 2008

Abstract

Our new and distinct variety of apricot tree has the following unique combination of desirable features: 1. Heavy and regular production of fruit. 2. Very firm fruit that will mechanically harvest without excessive bruising. 3. Fruit that will maintain excellent texture, shape and appearance after being canned. 4. Fruit with good flavor and eating quality both fresh and canned. 5. Fruit with a high degree of soluble solids (Average 15% Brix). 6. Vigorous, semi-spreading growth. 7. Fruit with excellent storage and shipping quality.

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, substantially as illustrated and described which is a regular and productive bearer of medium size, very firm, freestone fruit that can be mechanically harvested without showing excessive bruising, and after being canned, maintaining excellent shape and texture with good flavor and eating quality; the fresh fruit is characterized by its uniform ripening, good flavor and eating quality and having excellent storage and shipping quality.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP6755 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.