US Plant Patent PP35159
RutCup1
Cupressus plant named ‘RutCup1’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends June 30, 2042.
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
- PP35159
- Filed
- June 30, 2022
- Granted
- May 9, 2023
- Expires
- June 30, 2042
- Assignee
- UNIV GEORGIA
- Inventor
- RUTER JOHN M
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Cupressus plant named ‘RutCup1’, characterized by its wider form and similar heigh and growth rate to Cupressus arizonica var. glabra cultivars; glaucous, blue-green foliage; resistance to Passalora blight; and cold hardiness to about −30° C. in laboratory tests.
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It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of the Cupressus plant named ‘RutCup1’ as illustrated and described herein.
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