Carteret

Carteret

Blueberry plant named ‘Carteret’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends September 26, 2026.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 19, 2025. This patent earned 281 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP19903, the photograph of Carteret printed in the patent.

Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP19903, 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

Vaccinium corymbosum Linnaeus ‘Carteret’ is a new and distinct variety of blueberry plant that has the following unique combination of desirable features that are outstanding in a new variety. 1. Early-midseason ripening to follow ‘Reveille’. 2. Consistent very high yields of small to medium size fruit. 3. Very good picking scar, fruit color and quality. 4. Good fruit firmness and post harvest shelf-life. 5. Adaptation to mechanical harvesting for fresh fruit market outlets.

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1. A new and distinct variety of commercial blueberry plant ( Vaccinium corymbosum Linnaeus ) substantially as illustrated and described, characterized by its early-midseason ripening, very high yields, very good picking scar, fruit quality, and color, good firmness and post harvest shelf-life, small to medium fruit size, and adaptation to mechanical harvest for fresh fruit market outlets.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP19903 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.

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