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US Plant Patent PP18292

Missy's Appalachian Morning

Dogwood tree named ‘Missy's Appalachian Morning’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired December 27, 2025. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 22, 2025. This patent earned 5 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP18292, the photograph of Missy's Appalachian Morning printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP18292, 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
PP18292
Filed
December 22, 2005
Granted
December 11, 2007
Expires
December 27, 2025
Assignee
UNIV TENNESSEE RES FOUNDATION
Inventor
TRIGIANO ROBERT N; WINDHAM MARK T; WINDHAM ALAN S

Abstract

A new distinct cultivar of dogwood, Cornus florida L., named ‘Missy's Appalachian Morning’, is provided. This cultivar is characterized by producing fruit with seeds that will not germinate after industry standard cold/moist stratification for 4 months.

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

1. A new and distinct cultivar of Dogwood, Cornus florida L., named ‘MISSY'S APPALACHIAN MORNING’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP18292 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.