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US Plant Patent PP19307

Rosie Rainer

Cherry tree named ‘Rosie Rainer’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends April 16, 2027.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 26, 2026. This patent earned 111 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP19307, the photograph of Rosie Rainer printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP19307, 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
PP19307
Filed
December 26, 2006
Granted
October 7, 2008
Expires
April 16, 2027
Assignee
GARDNER LEITH MARIE, ZAIGER GARY NEIL, ZAIGER GRANT GENE
Inventor
ZAIGER GARY NEIL; GARDNER LEITH MARIE; ZAIGER GRANT GENE

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of cherry tree ( Prunus avium ). The following features of the tree and its fruit are characterized with the tree budded on ‘Mahaleb’ Rootstock (non-patented), grown on Handford sandy loam soil with Storie Index rating 95, in USDA Hardiness Zone 9, near Modesto, Calif., with standard commercial fruit growing practices, such as pruning, thinning, spraying, irrigation and fertilization. Its novelty consist of the following combination of desirable features: 1. Vigorous upright growth. 2. Heavy and regular production of large size fruit. 3. Fruit with an attractive red blush over yellow-white skin. 4. Fruit with good flavor and eating quality. 5. The ability of the fruit to remain firm on the tree 6 to 7 days past maturity (shipping ripe). 6. Firm fruit with good handling and shipping qualities.

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 cherry tree, substantially as illustrated and described, characterized by its large size, vigorous upright growth and a regular and productive bearer of large size fruit with firm flesh that has the ability to remain firm on the tree for 6 to 7 days past maturity, the fruit is further characterized by having an attractive red blush over yellow-white skin, with good flavor and eating quality, and in comparison to its parent ‘Earlisweet’ Cherry (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 9,783), the new variety has yellowish-white skin instead of red and ripens approximately 10 days later.

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