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US Plant Patent PP19365

Royal Edie

Cherry tree named ‘Royal Edie’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 14, 2028.

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 PP19365, the photograph of Royal Edie printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP19365, 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
PP19365
Filed
January 14, 2008
Granted
October 21, 2008
Expires
January 14, 2028
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 late maturity season. 2. Fruit with attractive red skin color. 3. Fruit with very good flavor and eating quality. 4. Heavy and regular production of large size fruit. 5. Vigorous, upright growth of tree.

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 being a regular and productive bearer or large size fruit, that have an attractive red skin color; the fruit is further characterized by its very good flavor and eating quality, with good handling and shipping ability, and in comparison to ‘Bing’ Cherry (non-patented) the fruit of the new variety is larger in size and is approximately 10 days later in maturity.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP19365 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.