US Plant Patent PP7320

Craig's Crimson

Cherry tree `Craig's Crimson`

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired August 28, 2009. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

The record

Patent number: PP7320
Filed: August 28, 1989
Granted: September 11, 1990
Expires: August 28, 2009

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of cherry tree with the following unique combination of outstanding features. 1. Semi-dwarf in size (10-14 feet tall at maturity). 2. Self fertile flowers. 3. Productive and regular bearer. 4. Medium to large size of fruit. 5. Fruit with good flavor and eating quality. 6. Fruit with attractive dark red skin color. 7. Semi-spreading growth habit.

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

We claim: 1. A new and distinct variety of cherry tree, substantially as illustrated and described, characterized by its semi-dwarf size, 10 to 14 feet at maturity, its semi-spreading growth, self fertility and being a regular and productive bearer of medium to large size fruit with an attractive dark red skin color and having good flavor and eating quality.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP7320 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.