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US Plant Patent PP13028

Lilleland

Clingstone peach tree named ‘Lilleland’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired June 27, 2021. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

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 PP13028, the photograph of Lilleland printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP13028, 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
PP13028
Filed
June 27, 2001
Granted
October 1, 2002
Expires
June 27, 2021
Assignee
UNIV CALIFORNIA
Inventor
GRADZIEL THOMAS M; THORPE MARY ANN; BEUTEL JAMES A; FENTON ROBERT E; BERES VILMOS; WEEKS CLAYTON F

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of late-season clingstone peach tree (i.e., Prunus persica ) is provided. Attractive, nearly symmetrical fruit is formed that is well suited for processing having uniform bright yellow flesh that is free from red staining at the pit cavity. The fruit ripens at approximately the same time as that of the ‘Halford’ cultivar (non-patented in the United States). The fruit color, flavor, and texture are believed to be superior to the ‘Halford’ cultivar. The flowers are large and showy and the growth habit is spreading to upright-spreading.

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

We claim: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of clingstone peach tree having the following combination of characteristics: (a) Exhibits a spreading to upright-spreading growth habit, (b) Forms large showy flowers, (c) Forms attractive nearly symmetrical fruit having uniform bright yellow flesh that is free from red staining at the pit cavity, (d) Ripens at substantially the same time as the ‘Halford’ cultivar (non-patented in the United States), and (e) Is particularly well suited for processing; substantially as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP13028 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.