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US Plant Patent PP24776

Royal Lydia

Cherry tree named ‘Royal Lydia’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends March 23, 2033.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on February 11, 2033. This patent earned 40 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP24776, the photograph of Royal Lydia printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP24776, 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
PP24776
Filed
February 11, 2013
Granted
August 19, 2014
Expires
March 23, 2033
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. Vigorous, upright tree growth. 2. Tree having a low winter chilling requirement. 3. Heavy and regular production of large size fruit. 4. Fruit with good flavor and eating quality. 5. Fruit with good handling and shipping quality.

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

The invention claimed is: 1. A new and distinct variety of cherry tree, substantially as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP24776 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.