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US Plant Patent PP34293

NC2017-108

Cercis tree named ‘NC2017-108’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 12, 2042.

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 PP34293, the photograph of NC2017-108 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP34293, 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
PP34293
Filed
January 12, 2022
Granted
June 7, 2022
Expires
January 12, 2042
Assignee
UNIV NORTH CAROLINA STATE
Inventor
WERNER DENNIS JAMES; KENEALY ATKINS LEANNE MARIE

Abstract

‘NC2017-108’ is a new and distinct variety of redbud tree that has the following unique combination of desirable features that are outstanding in a new variety including (1) ease of asexual propagation using chip budding, (2) semi-upright growth habit; (3) foliage with glossy green color; (4) white double flowers produced in abundance during the spring; and female structures that are essentially sterile, resulting in no seed pod set.

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 variety of redbud tree ( Cercis ) named ‘NC2017-108’ having the characteristics substantially as described and illustrated herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP34293 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.