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US Plant Patent PP23885

Pflum's Best

Avocado tree named ‘Pflum's Best’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends March 12, 2032.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 27, 2031. This patent earned 76 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP23885, the photograph of Pflum's Best printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP23885, 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
PP23885
Filed
December 27, 2011
Granted
September 10, 2013
Expires
March 12, 2032
Assignee
PFLUM JULIUS
Inventor
PFLUM JULIUS

Abstract

A new avocado variety called ‘Pflum's Best’ that displays an early fruiting season, precocity, vigorous growth, tolerance to wet soil, and large maroon fruit. The variety is also selected for its resistance and tolerance to common avocado diseases and various insects. Additionally, ‘Pflum's Best’ bears fruit earlier, by one to three years, than its male parent ‘Brogdon’ and female parent ‘Choquette.’ The characteristic maroon skin of the fruit of ‘Pflum's Best’ has a subtle texture and may be somewhat mottled with a light green color, and the flesh has an exceptionally delicious taste that is buttery and nutty. The fruit of ‘Pflum's Best’ is approximately 6-11 inches in length, 4.5 inches in diameter, and approximately 25 ounces when ripe.

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 avocado tree substantially as described and illustrated herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP23885 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.