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US Plant Patent PP36690

MONSHGUS

Cotoneaster plant named ‘MONSHGUS’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends June 14, 2044.

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 PP36690, the photograph of MONSHGUS printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP36690, 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
PP36690
Filed
June 14, 2024
Granted
May 20, 2025
Expires
June 14, 2044
Assignee
MONROVIA NURSERY CO
Inventor
HINKLEY DANIEL J

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of Cotoneaster plant named ‘MONSHGUS’ is disclosed, characterized by a very narrow, upright plant form with dense growth. Plants of ‘MONSHGUS’ have been observed to have a mature size of 5 feet tall and 2 to 3 feet wide. The new variety is suitable for use as a hedge and can be sheared into formal shapes. The foliage is small and dense, creating a fine textured appearance. The new cultivar is a Cotoneaster , suitable for horticultural purposes.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Cotoneaster plant named ‘MONSHGUS’ as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP36690 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.