US Plant Patent PP37157
JN31
Cercis plant named ‘JN31’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends August 9, 2044.
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
- PP37157
- Filed
- August 9, 2024
- Granted
- December 16, 2025
- Expires
- August 9, 2044
- Inventor
- JACKSON RAY; JACKSON CINDY
Abstract
A new cultivar of Cercis canadensis tree named ‘JN31’ that is characterized by its foliage colors that emerge bright yellow in color and change to chartreuse green in color when they mature, its foliage that is resistant to sun scorch in summer in Southern climates, its strong, upright branching habit, its tolerance to wind and ice damage, and its early winter dormancy with low winter injury.
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It is claimed: 1 . A new and distinct cultivar of Cercis canadensis tree named ‘JN31’ as herein illustrated and described.
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