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US Plant Patent PP31658

NC2015-12

Cercis plant named ‘NC2015-12’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends December 19, 2038.

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 PP31658, the photograph of NC2015-12 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP31658, 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
PP31658
Filed
December 19, 2018
Granted
April 14, 2020
Expires
December 19, 2038
Assignee
UNIV NORTH CAROLINA STATE
Inventor
WERNER DENNIS JAMES

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of Cercis canadensis eastern redbud plant, herein referred to by its cultivar name, ‘NC2015-12’, is provided which forms gold colored foliage. The new variety provides vegetation that is moderately vigorous and the growth habit is weeping. The new variety is well suited for providing attractive ornamentation in the landscape.

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

I claim: 1. A new and distinct variety of Cercis plant characterized by the following combination of characteristics: (a) forms attractive, gold colored foliage, (b) exhibits weeping growth habit; and (c) provides moderately vigorous vegetation; substantially as herein shown and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP31658 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.