US Plant Patent PP7773
Guinzam
Dwarf flowering crab apple tree named Guinzam
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired October 10, 2010. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.
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
- PP7773
- Filed
- October 10, 1990
- Granted
- January 21, 1992
- Expires
- October 10, 2010
Abstract
A new and distinct variety of dwarf flowering crab apple tree named Guinzam is provided. The new variety can be readily distinguished from the Sargent crab apple tree (nonpatented in the United States). For instance, the new variety forms attractive dark pink buds which open into blossoms which simultaneously range in color from pure white to pink, generally forms stronger lateral branches having a larger diameter, and generally forms larger leaves and fruit. The new variety is particularly well suited for growing as attractive ornamentation 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 variety of flowering crab apple tree which exhibits the following combination of characteristics: (a) exhibits a dwarf, generally round and broad growth habit, (b) forms lateral branches which are somewhat descending with slightly upwardly arching tips, (c) forms a profusion of attractive dark pink buds which open into blossoms which simultaneously range in coloration form pure white to pink, (d) forms lateral branches which tend to be stronger and of a larger diameter than those of Malus sargentii, (e) forms larger leaves than Malus sargentii, and (f) forms larger fruit than Malus sargentii; substantially as herein shown and described.
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