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US Plant Patent PP32723

STN-01

Betula tree named ‘STN-01’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends April 15, 2040.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP32723, the photograph of STN-01 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP32723, 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
PP32723
Filed
April 15, 2020
Granted
January 5, 2021
Expires
April 15, 2040
Assignee
Shade Tree Nursery, White Ronald Lee
Inventor
White Ronald Lee

Abstract

A new and distinct Betula nigra tree named ‘STN-01’ which is characterized by a significantly shorter tree height, a freely branching and densely foliaged growth habit, main stems and lateral branches with shortened internodal spacing, relatively large and dark green foliage, and prominent bark exfoliation of the oldest wood. The claimed plant propagates successfully by softwood stem cuttings and has proven to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations.

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

That which is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct variety of Betula nigra tree named ‘STN-01’, substantially as described and illustrated herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP32723 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.