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US Plant Patent PP35864

Clair Oliver

Boxwood plant named ‘Clair Oliver’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends May 12, 2043.

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 PP35864, the photograph of Clair Oliver printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP35864, 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
PP35864
Filed
May 12, 2023
Granted
June 11, 2024
Expires
May 12, 2043
Assignee
MCKITTRICK HUGH
Inventor
MCKITTRICK HUGH

Abstract

A New and distinct Buxus sempervirens (Boxwood) cultivar of benefit to the Ornamental plant industry. This Boxwood shall here forth be known as ‘Clair Oliver’. The plant has a definite upright pyramidal form with 1 (one) central leader, with a radiating branch structure consisting of widely spaced internodes in an alternating pattern. The leaves are noticeably large. The coloration on large, newly emerged leaves possesses an opalescence. The adult foliage possesses a stable dark green color throughout the year. These traits have been observed over the past several winters to have survived temperatures of −1 (minus one) degrees Fahrenheit in an outdoor, exposed site. Fragrance has not been observed in any season or condition. These traits were maintained throughout three generations of asexual propagation by rooted cutting.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

The invention claimed is: 1. A new and distinct variety of, Boxwood Plant named ‘Clair Oliver’, substantially as illustrated and described herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP35864 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.