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US Plant Patent PP36434

WINTER JADE

Buxus plant named ‘WINTER JADE’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends August 20, 2044.

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 PP36434, the photograph of WINTER JADE printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP36434, 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
PP36434
Filed
August 20, 2024
Granted
February 11, 2025
Expires
August 20, 2044
Assignee
SMITH MICHAEL
Inventor
SMITH MICHAEL

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Buxus plant named ‘WINTER JADE’ is disclosed, characterized by an upright plant habit with dense branching and dense foliage cover. Plants have shown resistance to the normal diseases and pests of Boxwood. Foliage is dark lush green. Plants have been observed to tolerate temperatures between 0 degrees F. to 110 degrees F. without negative effects. The dark green foliage color is maintained in both winter and summer under both low and high temperatures. The new cultivar is a Buxus , suitable for ornamental garden purposes.

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

What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Buxus plant named ‘WINTER JADE’ as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP36434 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.