Asio 6

Asio 6

Asian pear tree named ‘Asio 6’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired August 31, 2026. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on May 16, 2026. This patent earned 107 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP18876, the photograph of Asio 6 printed in the patent.

Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP18876, 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

A new and distinct cultivar of Asian Pear tree is provided. The new cultivar forms attractive excellent quality late-season large conical to round fruit having a mottled reddish-brown russet surface with prominent tan lenticels and a very sweet mild flavor. The tree is medium-sized and possesses a well-branched upright growth habit. The leaves are medium green in coloration and possess pinnate venation and an acuminate apex. The fruit of the new cultivar has been found to be capable of storage for a longer period of time than most Asian Pear cultivars.

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1. A new and distinct Asian Pear tree that possesses the following combination of characteristics: (a) forms attractive late-season large conical to round fruit having a mottled reddish-brown russet surface with prominent tan lenticels and a very sweet mild flavor, (b) forms a medium-sized tree having a well-branched upright growth habit, and (c) forms generally ovate medium green leaves with pinnate venation and an acuminate apex; substantially as herein shown and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP18876 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.

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