US Plant Patent PP13085
Gold Braid
Dogwood tree named ‘Gold Braid’
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired February 2, 2021. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on February 1, 2021. This patent earned 1 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP13085
- Filed
- February 1, 2001
- Granted
- October 15, 2002
- Expires
- February 2, 2021
- Assignee
- GAINOUS SHADE TREES INC
- Inventor
- GAINOUS JIMMY LELAND
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Dogwood tree named ‘Gold Braid’, characterized by its upright pyramidal plant shape; unique yellow and green variegated foliage; long-lasting leaf variegation pattern; foliage that resists sunburning; and resistance to late-season spot Anthracnose.
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 cultivar of Dogwood tree named ‘Gold Braid’, as illustrated and described.
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