US Plant Patent PP33091

Sweet Bubba

Desert willow tree named ‘Sweet Bubba’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends August 7, 2039.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

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The record

Patent number: PP33091
Filed: August 7, 2019
Granted: May 25, 2021
Expires: August 7, 2039
Assignee: SHIPLEY NICHOLAS BENOIT
Inventor: SHIPLEY NICHOLAS BENOIT

Abstract

A new and distinct Chilopsis linearis tree named Sweet Bubba is characterized by an upright form, fast growth, dark green leaves and having flowers with crisped corollas with a distinctive red/purple color (70A, R.H.S. color chart) and blooming throughout the warm season (locally May-October). No seed production has been noted, beneficial for more flowering and less trash in the landscape.

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

I claim: 1. A new and distinct Chilopsis linearis tree substantially as described and illustrated herein.

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