US Plant Patent PP12767

Uenci

Birch tree named ‘Uenci’

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 PP12767, the photograph of Uenci printed in the patent. — Figure 3 from US Plant Patent PP12767, 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: PP12767
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 ‘Uenci’ characterized by its narrow, open, vigorous and upright growth habit, fast growth rate; semi-exfoliating bark when mature and very high tolerance to the Bronze Birch Borer.

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 ‘Uenci’ as illustrated and described.

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