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US Plant Patent PP17701

Lost Hills

Female pistachio tree named ‘Lost Hills’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired June 22, 2025. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 21, 2025. This patent earned 93 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP17701, the photograph of Lost Hills printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP17701, 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
PP17701
Filed
March 21, 2005
Granted
May 8, 2007
Expires
June 22, 2025
Assignee
UNIV CALIFORNIA
Inventor
PARFITT DAN E; MARANTO JOSEPH; KALLSEN CRAIG E

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of pistachio tree denominated ‘Lost Hills’ is described. This selections most significant advantage is the superior size and appearance of the in-shell nut. The variety is less chilling sensitive than ‘Kerman’ which improves uniformity of foliation, bloom, nut set, nut fill and uniformity of 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 PP17701 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.