Zodiac

Zodiac

Blackberry plant named ‘Zodiac’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends March 7, 2042.

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 PP34868, the photograph of Zodiac printed in the patent.

Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP34868, 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 blackberry cultivar that originated from seed produced from a cross between the thornless maternal blackberry plant ‘ORDS 2707-1’ (unpatented) and the thornless paternal blackberry plant ‘ORDS 2785-2’ (unpatented)). This new blackberry cultivar can be distinguished by its high yields of small-to-medium sized, uniformly shaped, glossy, and distinctly conical berries that can be machine harvested with good firmness and quality for a trailing type of blackberry. The berries are well suited for processing, with an excellent flavor characterized by mild sweetness, and a good sugar/acid balance. The new and distinct blackberry variety has fruit that are borne on vigorous canes which combine two distinct sources of genetic thornlessness (‘Austin Thornless’, ‘Lincoln Logan’) from the respective female and male parent.

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We claim: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of thornless blackberry plant named ‘Zodiac’, substantially as illustrated and described, characterized by its high yields of machine harvestable berries, which are uniform and conical with good firmness, skin toughness, excellent flavor, and processing quality, and combining multiple sources of genetic thornlessness.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP34868 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.

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