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US Plant Patent PP19834

Gypzee

Interspecific prunus tree named ‘Gypzee’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends February 14, 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 PP19834, the photograph of Gypzee printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP19834, 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
PP19834
Filed
February 14, 2008
Granted
March 17, 2009
Expires
February 14, 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 ‘Nemagaurd’ 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. The tree having a vigorous, upright growth habit. 2. Heavy and regular production of fruit. 3. Fruit with an attractive dark red skin color. 4. Fruit with a good balance between acid and sugar. 5. Fruit with very good flavor and eating quality.

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, vigorous, upright growth and being a regular and productive bearer of large, firm, yellow flesh, clingstone fruit with very good flavor and eating quality; the fruit is further characterized by having an attractive red skin color, holding firm on the tree days after maturity (shipping ripe) a good balance between acid and sugar with an average Brix of 17.0°.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP19834 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.