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US Plant Patent PP10936

Golden

Elaeagnus plant named `Golden`

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired July 21, 2017. 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
PP10936
Filed
July 21, 1997
Granted
June 1, 1999
Expires
July 21, 2017
Inventor
MCAFEE JR GEORGE

Abstract

The invention is a novel cultivar of Elaeagnus. The leaf color is golden yellow on the upper side surface and greyed yellow on the underside surface. The mature leaves curl inwardly on the upper surface leaving the underside of the leaf as the predominant visible surface and color of the bush. The small flowers are funnel-shaped, yellowish white fragrant and 1/2 inch long. The flowers are borne clustered in groups. The plant is an ornamental shrub which may be used as a color accent in landscaping.

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 cultivar of Elaeagnus plant, substantially as herein shown and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP10936 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.