US Plant Patent PP32706

Melissa's Mountain Snowfall

Cornus kousa tree named ‘Melissa's Mountain Snowfall’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends August 15, 2039.

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The record

Patent number: PP32706
Filed: August 15, 2019
Granted: December 29, 2020
Expires: August 15, 2039
Assignee: UNIV TENNESSEE RES FOUND
Inventor: TRIGIANO ROBERT N; BOGGESS SARAH LYNN

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of flowering dogwood tree, which has fused bracts is provided. This dogwood tree is botanically known as Cornus kousa and referred to by the following cultivar name: ‘Melissa's Mountain Snowfall’.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Dogwood tree, Cornus kousa , named ‘Melissa's MOUNTAIN Snowfall’, as illustrated and described.

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