US Plant Patent PP12766

Oenci

Birch tree named ‘Oenci’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired September 13, 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 PP12766, the photograph of Oenci printed in the patent. — Figure 3 from US Plant Patent PP12766, 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: PP12766
Filed: September 13, 1999
Granted: July 9, 2002
Expires: September 13, 2019
Assignee: EVERGREEN NURSERY
Inventor: PINNEY JR THOMAS S

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Betula papyrifera named ‘Oenci’ characterized by its broad, dense pyramidal growth habit, bark color changing from mahogany reddish brown to white at maturity, very high resistance to Bronze Birch Borer and drought resistance.

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 cultivar of birch tree named ‘Oenci’ as illustrated and described.

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