Altair

Altair

Blueberry plant named ‘Altair’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends October 17, 2028.

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 PP20830, the photograph of Altair printed in the patent.

Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP20830, 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 Blueberry cultivar is provided that is the product of a controlled breeding program followed by selection. The cultivar flowers and forms fruit that ripens over a wide early-to-mid season. The attractive light blue berries exhibit a pleasant sweet flavor and are readily amenable to harvest. Such berries also exhibit a good post-harvest shelf life. The plant is self-fertile, and displays a generally rounded growth habit with attractive evergreen foliage. A low chilling requirement is also exhibited.

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1. A new and distinct Blueberry plant that possesses the following combination of characteristics: (a) flowers and forms fruit that ripens over a wide early-to-mid season, (b) displays a generally rounded growth habit with attractive evergreen foliage, (c) is self-fertile, (d) displays a low chilling requirement, and (e) forms in abundance attractive light blue substantially round and firm berries that exhibit a pleasant sweet flavor which commonly are readily amenable to harvest and display a good post-harvest shelf life; substantially as herein shown and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP20830 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.

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