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US Plant Patent PP11856

Bushel Of Gold

Euonymus fortunei plant named ‘Bushel Of Gold’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired April 12, 2019. 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
PP11856
Filed
April 12, 1999
Granted
May 1, 2001
Expires
April 12, 2019
Inventor
FLEMING DAVID W; ZWETZIG GRETCHEN A

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of dwarf, winter hardy Euonymus fortunei named ‘Bushel of Gold’ which is an extensively tested sport. This new and distinct cultivar is characterized primarily as to novelty by it's extreme cold hardiness to Zone 4, its golden yellow stems and foliage of a compact nature, its dwarf stature and its uniform and vigorous growth habit.

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

We claim: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Euonymus bush, as herein shown and described, characterized by its dwarf nature and compact growth habit, its bold golden-yellow foliage and stems in summer, its pleasant chartreuse coloring in winter, its vigor, and its hardiness.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP11856 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.