US Plant Patent PP12502

Nelson

Bald cypress tree named ‘Nelson’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired February 19, 2019. 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.

Figure 3 of US plant patent PP12502, the photograph of Nelson printed in the patent. — Figure 3 from US Plant Patent PP12502, 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: PP12502
Filed: February 19, 1999
Granted: April 2, 2002
Expires: February 19, 2019
Inventor: CULLY EARL

Abstract

A new and distinct bald cypress tree named ‘Nelson’ characterized by its distinct broad pyramidal habit of growth, beautiful dark green foliage, high resistance to insect pests, cold hardiness, the ability to resist breakage from wind and ice, and its rapid growth.

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

It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Bald Cypress Taxodium distichum plant named ‘Nelson’ as illustrated and described.

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