US Plant Patent PP22219
KF 111-1
Interspecific hybrid dogwood tree designated ‘KF 111-1’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends November 7, 2029.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on October 27, 2029. This patent earned 11 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP22219
- Filed
- October 27, 2009
- Granted
- November 1, 2011
- Expires
- November 7, 2029
- Assignee
- UNIV RUTGERS
- Inventor
- ORTON ELWIN R; GANT DAVID A
Abstract
An advanced generation interspecific hybrid of Cornus kousa and C. florida that is distinguished by its exceptionally high vigor, attractive foliage, very floriferous display of white floral bracts, high level of winter hardiness, tolerance of drought and shade, and high resistance to the incitants of Powdery Mildew and Dogwood Anthracnose.
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1. A new and distinct cultivar of dogwood tree, substantially as herein shown and described, comprising an advanced generation interspecific hybrid of Cornus kousa×C. florida ‘Sweetwater’ with an unrelated plant of C. kousa .
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