US Plant Patent PP25892
STO2
Cherry rootstock plant named ‘STO2’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends November 26, 2033.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on August 27, 2033. This patent earned 91 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP25892
- Filed
- August 27, 2013
- Granted
- September 15, 2015
- Expires
- November 26, 2033
- Assignee
- Peter Stoppel Obstbau
- Inventor
- STOPPEL PETER
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Prunus plant named ‘STO2,’ characterized by its weeping plant habit and typical slow growth; good adaptation at hot and dry conditions; and as a rootstock, slow vegetative growth that imparts uniformity, higher yield and better fertility to the grafted variety as compared to a standard rootstock such as Gisela 5, F12/1 and Mazzard.
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What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Prunus cerasus L.× P.×schmittii Rehder plant named ‘STO2,’ substantially as illustrated and described herein.
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