US Plant Patent PP20008

Tri-Splendor

Cornus plant named ‘Tri-Splendor’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends March 3, 2028.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

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The record

Patent number: PP20008
Filed: March 3, 2008
Granted: May 19, 2009
Expires: March 3, 2028
Assignee: SILVA CRISPIN
Inventor: SILVA CRISPIN

Abstract

A new cultivar of Cornus plant named ‘TRI-SPLENDOR’ that is characterized by variegated spring foliage and variegated flowers. The foliage color changes to solid green in the summer and then to reddish-purple in the fall. In combination these traits set ‘TRI-SPLENDOR’ apart from all other existing varieties of Cornus known to the inventor.

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1. A new and distinct cultivar of Cornus plant named ‘TRI-SPLENDOR’ as described and illustrated herein.

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