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US Plant Patent PP19925

Bella Royale

Interspecific prunus tree named ‘Bella Royale’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends March 28, 2028.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP19925, the photograph of Bella Royale printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP19925, reproduced as printed. Photographs in a plant patent are taken by the applicant. Reproduction of the patent document is permitted; the image is shown whole and uncropped for that reason.

The record

Patent number
PP19925
Filed
March 28, 2008
Granted
April 14, 2009
Expires
March 28, 2028
Assignee
GARDNER LEITH MARIE, ZAIGER GARY NEIL, ZAIGER GRANT GENE
Inventor
ZAIGER GARY NEIL; GARDNER LEITH MARIE; ZAIGER GRANT GENE

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of interspecific tree. The following features of the tree and its fruit are characterized with the tree budded on ‘Nemaguard’ Rootstock (non-patented), grown on Handford sandy loam soil with Storie Index rating 95, in USDA Hardiness Zone 9, near Modesto, Calif., with standard commercial fruit growing practices, such as pruning, thinning, spraying, irrigation and fertilization. Its novelty consists of the following combination of desirable features. 1. Heavy and regular production of fruit. 2. Fruit with very good flavor and eating quality. 3. Fruit maturing in the late maturity season. 4. Vigorous, upright tree growth. 5. Fruit with an attractive orange red skin color. 6. Fruit with an average Brix of 20.1°, with a good balance between acid and sugar.

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

1. A new and distinct variety of interspecific tree, substantially as illustrated and described, characterized by its large size, upright growth and being a productive and regular bearer of medium size, clingstone fruit with very good flavor and eating quality. The fruit is further characterized by having good shipping and storage quality and in comparison to the proprietary seed parent ‘75Z655’ the new variety is larger in size and approximately 30 days later in maturity.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP19925 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.