US Plant Patent PP10788

Santa Fe

Blueberry plant named `Santa Fe`

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired July 18, 2017. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

The record

Patent number: PP10788
Filed: July 18, 1997
Granted: February 16, 1999
Expires: July 18, 2017
Inventor: LYRENE PAUL M

Abstract

A new and distinct low-chill, tetraploid highbush blueberry (Vaccinium) variety of complex ancestry, based largely on V. corymbosum L with some genes from V. darrowi Camp. Its novelty consists of the following unique combination of features: 1. Produces a vigorous, upright, long-lived plant with little basal suckering. 2. Has high resistance to stem canker (Botrosphaeria corticis), stem blight (Botryosphaeria dothedia, and Phytophthora root rot. 3. Flowers and produces abundant new leaves in areas of north Florida where the mean temperature of the coldest month is 57° F. or lower. 4. Ripens its fruit 60 days after flowering in north-central Florida. 5. Ripens 80% of its fruit between April 20 and May 15 in north-central Florida. 6. Produces fruit that are large, firm, have a good picking scar, and a good flavor. 7. Can be propagated asexually by softwood cuttings.

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I claim: 1. A new and distinct highbush blueberry plant, substantially as illustrated and described, characterized by its vigorous, upright, long-lived bush, low chilling requirement, and large, high-quality, early-ripening fruit, having the ability to be asexually propagated by softwood cuttings, the fruit being suitable for both fresh and processed markets.

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