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US Plant Patent PP22297

Merlot

Cercis plant named ‘Merlot’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends December 21, 2029.

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 PP22297, the photograph of Merlot printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP22297, 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
PP22297
Filed
December 21, 2009
Granted
December 6, 2011
Expires
December 21, 2029
Assignee
WERNER DENNIS JAMES, SNELLING LAYNE KARLTON
Inventor
WERNER DENNIS JAMES; SNELLING LAYNE KARLTON

Abstract

Cercis ‘Merlot’ is a new and distinct variety of redbud that has the following unique combination of desirable features that are outstanding in a new variety. 1. Moderate vigor resulting in moderate plant size. 2. Ease of asexual propagation using chip-budding. 3. Semi-upright growth habit. 4. Emerging foliage with deep purple color, transitioning to burgundy and eventually green during the growing season. 5. Glossy leaf surface. 6. Bright lavender flowers produced in abundance during the spring. 7. Low female fertility resulting in reduced pod set.

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

1. A new and distinct variety of redbud tree ( Cercis ) having the characteristics substantially as described and illustrated herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP22297 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.