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US Plant Patent PP18825

MG 200

Cherry tree named ‘MG 200’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends November 16, 2026.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on November 13, 2026. This patent earned 3 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP18825, the photograph of MG 200 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP18825, 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
PP18825
Filed
November 13, 2006
Granted
May 20, 2008
Expires
November 16, 2026
Assignee
GRIGGS MARCUS J
Inventor
GRIGGS MARCUS J

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of cherry tree is described and which bears fruit having a red overcolor covering about 80% to 100% of the surface area and a yellow-orange under color, and a mid-season date of ripening which is about 4 days earlier than the ‘Rainier’ and ‘Early Robin’ cherry trees when grown under the conditions prevailing in Central Washington.

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1. A new and distinct variety of cherry tree substantially as illustrated and described and which bears fruit having a red overcolor covering about 80% to 100% of the surface area, and a yellow-orange undercolor, and a mid-season date of ripening which is about 4 days earlier than the ‘Rainier’ and ‘Early Robin’ cherry trees when grown under the conditions prevailing in Central Washington.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP18825 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.