US Plant Patent PP35178
FLAVOR FIESTA
Interspecific prunus tree named ‘FLAVOR FIESTA’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends August 10, 2042.
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
- PP35178
- Filed
- August 10, 2022
- Granted
- May 23, 2023
- Expires
- August 10, 2042
- Inventor
- GARDNER LACEY MARIE; ZAIGER JALEN ROBERT; BETTENCOURT TRACEE LOUISE
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 consist of the following combination of desirable features: 1. Tree having a vigorous, upright growth habit. 2. Tree being a regular and productive bearer of medium size, red flesh fruit. 3. Fruit with very good flavor and eating quality. 4. Fruit with an attractive reddish purple skin color. 5. Fruit with good handling and storage ability.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
The invention claimed is: 1. A new and distinct variety of interspecific Prunus tree named ‘Flavor Fiesta’, substantially as illustrated and described.
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