US Plant Patent PP16048
Red Majestic
Corylus plant named ‘Red Majestic’
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired September 21, 2024. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on September 20, 2024. This patent earned 1 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP16048
- Filed
- September 20, 2004
- Granted
- October 18, 2005
- Expires
- September 21, 2024
- Assignee
- SPRING MEADOW NURSERY INC
- Inventor
- DE VRIES ROLF
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Corylus plant named ‘Red Majestic’, characterized by its compact and outwardly spreading to semi-weeping plant habit; twisting stems; and rich dark burgundy-colored developing leaves and rich dark burgundy-colored fully expanded leaves during the spring and summer.
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1. A new and distinct cultivar of Corylus plant named ‘Red Majestic’, as illustrated and described.
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