AFTC-1

AFTC-1

Black cherry tree named ‘AFTC-1’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired December 20, 2024. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on October 29, 2024. This patent earned 52 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP16740, the photograph of AFTC-1 printed in the patent.

Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP16740, 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.

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of black cherry tree ( Prunus serotina Ehrh ) which is distinctly characterized by extremely rapid growth rate, strong central stem tendency, excellent straightness, and insect and disease resistance, thereby producing excellent timber qualities, the trait of commercial interest. This new variety of black cherry tree was discovered by the applicant near West Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Ind., in a black cherry planting. This selection has been designated as CH 5 in records maintained by the applicant on the performance of this selection and grafts made from the selection, and will be known hereafter as ‘AFTC-1’.

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1. A new and distinct variety of black cherry tree named ‘AFTC-1’ substantially as illustrated and described, which has extremely rapid growth rate, strong central stem tendency, and excellent straightness, thereby producing excellent timber qualities.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP16740 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.

The record

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