US Plant Patent PP31534
JM4
Crapemyrtle plant named ‘JM4’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends October 10, 2038.
No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

The record
- Patent number
- PP31534
- Filed
- October 10, 2018
- Granted
- March 10, 2020
- Expires
- October 10, 2038
- Inventor
- MAGEE JACK MITCHELL
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Crapemyrtle plant named ‘JM4’, characterized by its tall, upright to slightly outwardly spreading plant habit; freely branching habit; vigorous and sturdy growth habit; leaves that are initially dark green in color becoming dark greyed purple in color with development; numerous inflorescences with white-colored flowers; and good garden performance and pathogen resistance.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct Crapemyrtle plant named ‘JM4’ as illustrated and described.
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