Beineke 1

Beineke 1

Black walnut tree named ‘Beineke 1’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired September 27, 2022. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on May 8, 2022. This patent earned 142 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP15079, the photograph of Beineke 1 printed in the patent.

Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP15079, 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 walnut tree (Juglans nigra L.) which is a distinctly characterized by extremely rapid growth rate, very strong central stem tendency, and excellent straightness, thereby producing excellent timber qualities. The new variety has poor nut bearing qualities. Nut crops have been non-existent. This new variety of black walnut tree was discovered by the applicant near West Lafayette, Ind. in a black walnut planting of seedling progeny from a previously selected tree for outstanding timber producing potential. This selection has been designated as BW412, a seedling progeny of patented Tippecanoe-1 (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 4,954) in records maintained by the applicant on the performance of the selection and grafts made from the selection and will be known henceforth as 'Beineke 1.'

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I claim: 1. A new and distinct variety of black walnut tree named ‘Beineke 1’ substantially as illustrated and described, which has excellent timber quality, is fast growing, has strong central stem tendency, no sweep, no crooks, and no nut production.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP15079 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.

The record

Abstract