US Plant Patent PP35753

Waconda Gold

Ginkgo tree named ‘Waconda Gold’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends March 3, 2043.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on July 26, 2042. This patent earned 220 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP35753
Filed: July 26, 2022
Granted: April 16, 2024
Expires: March 3, 2043
Assignee: WESTERVELT KEITH D, ORD JAMES A
Inventor: WESTERVELT KEITH D; ORD JAMES A

Abstract

A new cultivar of Ginkgo tree named ‘Waconda Gold’ that is characterized by its very uniform growth habit and shape, its upright ascending branches and a pyramidal plant habit, its healthy foliage that is dark green in color, its strong central leader, and its good growth rate.

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It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Ginkgo tree named ‘Waconda Gold’ as herein illustrated and described.

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