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US Plant Patent PP17007

Wee Willie

Boxwood plant named ‘Wee Willie’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired May 20, 2024. 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.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP17007, the photograph of Wee Willie printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP17007, 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
PP17007
Filed
May 20, 2004
Granted
August 15, 2006
Expires
May 20, 2024
Assignee
SCHUBERT WILLIAM E
Inventor
SCHUBERT WILLIAM E

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of boxwood that originated as a branch sport. The orderly arrangement of leaves on each stem gives this shrub considerable textural interest. This shrub displays excellent hardiness, and its emerald-green leaves retain their color through the winter. This semi-dwarf evergreen shrub displays an upright, dense growth habit, making it suitable for use in small gardens or as a low, formal hedge or border.

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

1. A new and distinct winter-hardy cultivar of Buxus sinica var. insularis plant, possessing the following characteristics: a semi dwarf evergreen shrub with decussate leaf arrangement, providing a dense, compact shrub with unique and pleasing texture for use in small landscapes, masses and low hedges; substantially as herein shown and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP17007 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.