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US Plant Patent PP33534

BL 5-552

Avocado tree named ‘BL 5-552’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends September 28, 2038.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on February 6, 2038. This patent earned 234 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP33534, the photograph of BL 5-552 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP33534, 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
PP33534
Filed
February 6, 2018
Granted
October 5, 2021
Expires
September 28, 2038
Assignee
UNIV CALIFORNIA
Inventor
ARPAIA MARY LU; FOCHT ERIC; MARTIN GRAY E; BERGH BERTHOLD O

Abstract

‘BL 5-552’ is a new and distinct variety of Persea americana tree. The variety exhibits an open, upright habit. The fruit is rhomboidal, or occasionally, obovate or high spheroid shaped, lacks shoulders, is generally green skinned, is distributed throughout the canopy and commonly is larger size than that of the ‘Hass’ variety. The leaves are displayed in a similar quantity to ‘Hass’ and are similar in shape to those of the ‘Lamb/Hass’ variety. ‘BL 5-552’ has moderate resistance to Persea mites. The variety is suitable for the production of quality avocado crop under commercial growing conditions.

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

What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct rootstock variety of avocado tree having the characteristics substantially as described and illustrated herein.

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