Lucero

Lucero

Blueberry plant named ‘Lucero’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends October 29, 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 PP21072, the photograph of Lucero printed in the patent.

Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP21072, 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 that ripens at mid-season. The attractive light blue substantially round berries are formed in compact clusters and exhibit a refreshing blueberry flavor. The berries are well amenable to mechanical harvest. The plant is self-fertile, and the growth habit is generally upright. Attractive evergreen foliage is displayed. A low chilling requirement is also exhibited.

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1. A new and distinct Blueberry plant that possess the following combination of characteristics: (a) flowers at mid-season and forms fruit that ripens at mid-season, (b) displays a generally upright growth habit with attractive evergreen foliage, (c) is self-fertile, (d) displays a low chilling requirement, and (e) forms in abundance attractive light blue substantially round berries having an extended post-harvest shelf life in compact clusters that are well suited for mechanical harvest and exhibit a refreshing blueberry flavor; substantially as herein shown and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP21072 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.

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