Springwide

Springwide

Blueberry plant called ‘Springwide’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired December 10, 2024. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on June 21, 2024. This patent earned 172 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP16333, the photograph of Springwide printed in the patent.

Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP16333, 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 low-chill blueberry ( Vaccinium corymbosum ) cultivar. Its novelty lies in the following unique combination of features: 1. Has a very low chilling requirement of about 200 hours below 7° C. 2. Produces a large berry with medium blue color and good scar, firmness, and flavor. 3. Ripens early, with first commercial harvest about April 5 at Sebring Fla. and April 15 at Windsor, Fla. 4. Has a bush of medium vigor that is midway between spreading and upright.

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

1. A new and distinct southern highbush blueberry plant, substantially as illustrated and described, characterized by having a durable, low-chill bush that produces large, high-quality berries that ripen in late April and early May in northeast Florida.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP16333 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.

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Abstract