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US Plant Patent PP12828

Violetta

Fig tree named ‘Violetta’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired March 6, 2020. 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 1 of US plant patent PP12828, the photograph of Violetta printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP12828, 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
PP12828
Filed
March 6, 2000
Granted
August 6, 2002
Expires
March 6, 2020
Inventor
PLATTNER ANTON

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Fig tree named ‘Violetta’ characterized by its upright plant habit; rapid growth rate and early fruit production; early ripening; high fruit yield; large and very sweet-tasting fruit with edible sweet, not bitter, skin; and tolerance to low temperatures; typically tolerant to temperatures about −20° C.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP12828 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.