US Plant Patent PP10328
Covey
Eastern redbud tree named `Covey`
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired March 27, 2016. 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
- PP10328
- Filed
- March 27, 1996
- Granted
- April 14, 1998
- Expires
- March 27, 2016
- Assignee
- BROTZMAN S NURSERY INC
- Inventor
- COVEY CORNELIA L
Abstract
An eastern redbud plant named Covey, distinguished by its contorted stems and pendulous branchlets, light green new growth, large heart shaped leaves with pointed tips, dull finish and papery texture and scaly mature bark with reddish underlay, which make it a novel and striking specimen for landscape use. An additional asset is its winter hardiness to at least -23° F. (minus twenty-three degrees Fahrenheit), making it suitable for use in northern climates.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
I claim: 1. An eastern redbud plant named Covey, as described and illustrated, a small tree characterized by its contorted stems and pendulous branchlets, light green new growth, large heart shaped leaves with pointed tips, dull finish and papery texture, dark brown and scaly mature bark with reddish underlay, and winter hardiness.
Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP10328 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.