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US Plant Patent PP17158

Golden Hills

Female Pistachio tree named ‘Golden Hills’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired March 21, 2025. 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.

Figure 2 of US plant patent PP17158, the photograph of Golden Hills printed in the patent.
Figure 2 from US Plant Patent PP17158, 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
PP17158
Filed
March 21, 2005
Granted
October 17, 2006
Expires
March 21, 2025
Assignee
UNIV CALIFORNIA
Inventor
PARFITT DAN E; MARANTO JOSEPH; KALLSEN CRAIG E

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of Pistachio tree denominated ‘Golden Hills’ is described. This selection's most significant advantage over the industry standard is the higher early yield and a greater percentage of this yield is composed of edible split nuts. This variety also has less of a chilling requirement for dormancy resulting in more uniform spring foliation, flowering, pollination and nut maturity at harvest.

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

1. A new and distinct variety of pistachio tree substantially as shown and described herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP17158 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.