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US Plant Patent PP31257

BB06-426MI-84

Blueberry plant named ‘BB06-426MI-84’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends November 27, 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 PP31257, the photograph of BB06-426MI-84 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP31257, 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
PP31257
Filed
November 27, 2018
Granted
December 24, 2019
Expires
November 27, 2038
Assignee
BERRY BLUE LLC
Inventor
WHEELER EDMUND J; HANCOCK JAMES F

Abstract

‘BB06-426MI-84’ is a new and distinct variety of high chill tetraploid Northern highbush blueberry (Vaccinium) plant. ‘BB06-426MI-84’ is characterized as having large fruit, medium blue in color, that is firm with a very small and dry picking scar. The fruit is well exposed on a vigorously growing medium upright bush. Along with a small sized crown, a loose fruit cluster, concentrated ripening, and firm fruit that is easily detachable, ‘BB06-426MI-84’ displays characteristics suitable for mechanical harvest. The fruit shape of ‘BB06-426MI-84’ is oblate with a medium amount of waxy bloom that is moderately persistent following handling. The fruit has very good flavor, a balance of sweetness and acidity and is very juicy with a medium crunchy texture.

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 ‘BB06-426MI-84’ as described and shown herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP31257 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.