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US Plant Patent PP22097

Ruby Falls

Cercis plant named ‘Ruby Falls’

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 PP22097, the photograph of Ruby Falls printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP22097, 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
PP22097
Filed
December 21, 2009
Granted
August 30, 2011
Expires
December 21, 2029
Assignee
WERNER DENNIS JAMES, SNELLING LAYNE KARLTON
Inventor
WERNER DENNIS JAMES; SNELLING LAYNE KARLTON

Abstract

Cercis ‘Ruby Falls’ 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. Weeping growth habit. 2. Ease of asexual propagation using chip-budding. 3. Emerging foliage with deep purple color, transitioning to burgundy and eventually green during the growing season. 4. Bright purple flowers produced in abundance during the spring.

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 PP22097 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.