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US Plant Patent PP21835

Royal Bailey

Cherry tree named ‘Royal Bailey’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends November 4, 2029.

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 PP21835, the photograph of Royal Bailey printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP21835, 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
PP21835
Filed
November 4, 2009
Granted
April 5, 2011
Expires
November 4, 2029
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. 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. Fruit maturing in the early season. 2. Regular production of large size fruit. 3. Fruit with good flavor and eating quality. 4. Fruit with an attractive red skin color. 5. Fruit remaining firm on the tree 7 to 10 days past maturity (shipping ripe). 6. Vigorous, upright tree growth.

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

1. A new and distinct cherry tree substantially as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP21835 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.