Corona

Corona

Blueberry plant named ‘Corona’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends October 22, 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 PP21153, the photograph of Corona printed in the patent.

Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP21153, 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 at mid-season. The attractive light blue flattened-round berries exhibit a classical blueberry flavor. The plant is very strong and grows well in various soil types. The plant commonly requires cross pollination, and displays a generally vase-shaped 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 at mid-season, (b) displays a generally vase-shaped growth habit with attractive evergreen foliage that is well amenable for harvest, (c) commonly requires cross pollination for good fruit set and quality, (d) displays a low chilling requirement, and (e) forms in abundance attractive large light blue flattened-round berries that exhibit a classical blueberry flavor; substantially as herein shown and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP21153 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.

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