US Plant Patent PP27579
NCPH1
Hybrid flowering cherry tree named ‘NCPH1’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends May 1, 2035.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on February 6, 2035. This patent earned 84 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP27579
- Filed
- February 6, 2015
- Granted
- January 24, 2017
- Expires
- May 1, 2035
- Assignee
- UNIV NORTH CAROLINA STATE
- Inventor
- RANNEY THOMAS G
Abstract
‘NCPH1’ is a new cultivar of hybrid cherry tree with a strict weeping habit, small stature, and showy pink flowers.
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What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct hybrid cherry tree named ‘NCPH1’ substantially as illustrated and described herein.
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