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US Plant Patent PP19595

Royal Helen

Cherry tree named ‘Royal Helen’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 7, 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 PP19595, the photograph of Royal Helen printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP19595, 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
PP19595
Filed
January 7, 2008
Granted
December 23, 2008
Expires
January 7, 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. Heavy and regular production of large size fruit. 2. Fruit with very good flavor and eating quality. 3. Fruit with an attractive red skin color. 4. Fruit maturing in the late season. 5. Fruit with good handling and storage quality. 6. Vigorous, upright growth of tree.

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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 of late maturing, large size fruit with very good flavor and eating quality; the fruit is further characterized by its attractive red skin color, its good handling and storage qualities, and in comparison to ‘Royal Dawn’ Cherry (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 13,131) the fruit of the new variety is larger in size and matures approximately 22 days later.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP19595 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.