US Plant Patent PP11777
Northern Gem
Hybrid ash tree named ‘Northern Gem’
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired January 20, 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
- PP11777
- Filed
- January 20, 1999
- Granted
- February 13, 2001
- Expires
- January 20, 2019
- Assignee
- UNITED KINGDOM GOVERNMENT
- Inventor
- DAVIDSON CAMPBELL G; RONALD WILBERT G
Abstract
A new and distinct Fraxinus nigra Marsh.× Fraxinus mandshurica Rupr. hybrid ash cultivar is provided which exhibits a vigorous growth habit. An attractive oval to round-shaped tree form with an acute branching character is exhibited. The tree crown is almost as wide as tall when grown in an open setting. Dull green compound leaves are formed. The flowers are perfect, seed production is low, and no production of viable seeds has been observed to date. The tree hardiness is good. The new cultivar is particularly well suited for growing as a shade tree.
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 Fraxinus nigra Marsh.× Fraxinus mandshurica Rupr. ash tree which exhibits the following combination of characteristics: (a) A vigorous growth habit, (b) An oval to round-shaped tree form, (c) Dull green pinnately compound leaves, (d) Forms perfect flowers, (e) Exhibits good hardiness, and (f) Is particularly well suited for use as a shade tree; substantially as illustrated and described.
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