US Plant Patent PP28271
White Rain
Cladrastis tree named ‘White Rain’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends September 6, 2035.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on September 5, 2035. This patent earned 1 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP28271
- Filed
- September 5, 2015
- Granted
- August 15, 2017
- Expires
- September 6, 2035
- Assignee
- DRISCOLL PETER A
- Inventor
- DRISCOLL PETER A
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Cladrastis tree named ‘White Rain’, characterized by its outwardly weeping tree form; moderately vigorous to vigorous growth habit; and numerous pendulous inflorescences with white-colored flowers.
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It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct Cladrastis tree named ‘White Rain’ as illustrated and described.
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