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US Plant Patent PP24808

BB05-58GA-1

Blueberry plant named ‘BB05-58GA-1’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends November 27, 2032.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on October 12, 2032. This patent earned 46 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP24808, the photograph of BB05-58GA-1 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP24808, 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
PP24808
Filed
October 12, 2012
Granted
August 26, 2014
Expires
November 27, 2032
Assignee
BERRY BLUE LLC
Inventor
WHEELER EDMUND J; HANCOCK JAMES F

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of blueberry plant named ‘BB05-58GA-1’ as described and shown herein. ‘BB05-58GA-1’ is a new and distinct low chill tetraploid Southern highbush ( Vaccinium ) variety of complex ancestry, based largely on V. corymbosum with some genes from V. darrowii, V. angustifolium, V. tenellum and V. ashei . It is a very productive early season ripening variety with very large size, small and dry picking scar, very firm fruit, and high quality fresh market characteristics. Fruit shape is oblate, color is medium blue with medium amounts of sugar and acidity and with a very crunchy and juicy texture. It has storage ability in refrigeration of 2 to 3 weeks.

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

What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Blueberry plant named ‘BB05-58GA-1’ as described and shown herein.

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