Belka

Belka

Cotoneaster plant named ‘Belka’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired November 10, 2024. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on August 6, 2024. This patent earned 96 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP16230, the photograph of Belka printed in the patent.

Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP16230, 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.

Abstract

A new and distinct Cotoneaster dammeri cultivar is provided which unlike previously known cultivars displays very good tolerance to fire blight ( Erwinia amylovora ). The foliage is attractive dense medium green and is semi-glossy on the upper surface and dull and pubescent on the under surface. A creeping growth habit with erect branching is displayed. Good cold tolerance has been observed. The new cultivar is well suited for use as an improved attractive low-growing ornamental ground cover.

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1. A new and distinct Cotoneaster dammeri plant having the following combination of characteristics: (a) forms attractive dense medium green foliage that is semi-glossy on the upper surface and dull and pubescent on the under surface, (b) exhibits a creeping growth habit with erect branching, (c) is well suited for use as an attractive low-growing ornamental ground cover, (d) displays very good tolerance to fire blight ( Erwinia amylovora ), and (e) displays good winter hardiness; substantially as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP16230 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.

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