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US Plant Patent PP6978

Wight Selection

Ilex×ataclerensis `Wight Selection` variety

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired February 8, 2008. 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
PP6978
Filed
February 8, 1988
Granted
August 8, 1989
Expires
February 8, 2008

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of Ilex×altaclerensis having outstanding tolerance to very high southern day and night temperatures while retaining USDA Zone 8 winter hardiness.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

I claim: 1. A new and distinct variety of Ilex×altaclerensis substantially as shown and described, characterized by: a. having ovate to oblong-lanceolate leaves with a length generally in the range of 60-82 mm long and 26-42 mm wide with about 1-16 marginal spines, b. a round fruit 8-10 mm in diameter produced only in moderate quantities, and c. an outstanding tolerance to summer day temperatures exceeding 90° F. and night temperatures often exceeding 70° F. while having a cold hardiness at least suitable for USDA Zone 8 (10°-20° F.).

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP6978 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.