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US Plant Patent PP31648

BB06-126VC-4

Blueberry plant named ‘BB06-126VC-4’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends November 13, 2038.

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 PP31648, the photograph of BB06-126VC-4 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP31648, 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
PP31648
Filed
November 13, 2018
Granted
April 14, 2020
Expires
November 13, 2038
Assignee
BERRY BLUE LLC
Inventor
WHEELER EDMUND J; HANCOCK JAMES F; BANADOS MARIA PILAR

Abstract

‘BB06-126VC-4’ is a new and distinct medium-chill southern highbush blueberry variety of plant. ‘BB06-126VC-4’ is a productive early ripening variety which provides a very good yield potential with very good plant vigor, fruit quality, flavor, crunchy texture, and high firmness. ‘BB06-126VC-4’ is suitable for areas that successfully grow lower chill Southern highbush varieties. The fruit of ‘BB06-126VC-4’ are very large, typically 18 mm or more in diameter with an average berry weight of 2.9 gram per berry, well exposed on a medium upright bush with a small crown. ‘BB06-126VC-4’ has very good flavor with a balanced amount of sugar and acidity and is also very firm and juicy.

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 ‘BB06-126VC-4’ as described and shown herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP31648 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.