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US Plant Patent PP21511

Moonlight

Columnar apple tree named ‘Moonlight’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 7, 2029.

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 PP21511, the photograph of Moonlight printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP21511, 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
PP21511
Filed
January 7, 2009
Granted
November 23, 2010
Expires
January 7, 2029
Assignee
INST OF EX BOTANY AS CR V V I
Inventor
TUPY JAROSLAV; LOUDA OTTO; ZIMA JAN

Abstract

A new and distinct Malus domestica (Borkh.) apple tree variety is provided which exhibits a columnar tree type, weakly vigorous compact growth, predominant bearing on spurs and V f -resistance against scab. The new variety yields late maturing, medium-sized, globose-conical to conical fruits having good storage quality. The fruit color is yellow-green to yellow with a partial red to orange blush. The fruits have a yellow-colored firm flesh that is crisp and juicy with a good sweet/sour balance and very good eating quality.

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 Malus domestica (Borkh.) apple tree substantially as is herein described and illustrated.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP21511 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.