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US Plant Patent PP13683

Sebring

Blueberry plant called ‘Sebring’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired October 18, 2021. 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 1 of US plant patent PP13683, the photograph of Sebring printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP13683, 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
PP13683
Filed
October 18, 2001
Granted
March 25, 2003
Expires
October 18, 2021
Inventor
LYRENE PAUL M

Abstract

A new and distinct low-chill southern highbush blueberry (Vaccinium) variety of complex ancestry, based largely on V. corymbosum L. with some genes from V. darrowi Camp. Its novelty consists of the following unique combination of features. 1. Has a very low chilling requirement. 2. Flowers, produces new leaves, and ripens very early in the year if planted in central Florida where the mean January temperature averages about 63° F. 3. Averages 50% ripe about April 20 in Sebring, Fla. and about May 1 in Gainesville, Fla. 4. Produces a vigorous, upright bush with medium to good survival in the field. 5. Produces berries that are medium to large, medium-blue in color, and have good firmness, good flavor and a medium to good picking scar.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

I claim: 1. A new and distinct highbush blueberry plant, substantially as illustrated and described, characterized by a very low chilling requirement, early flowering, early ripening, and a high-quality, medium to large berry.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP13683 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.