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US Plant Patent PP19596

Honey Punch

Interspecific Prunus tree named ‘Honey Punch’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends December 14, 2027.

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 PP19596, the photograph of Honey Punch printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP19596, 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
PP19596
Filed
December 14, 2007
Granted
December 23, 2008
Expires
December 14, 2027
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. Heavy and regular bearer of medium to large size fruit. 2. Fruit with attractive red flesh and skin color. 3. Fruit with firm flesh, good handling and storage quality. 4. The tree with a vigorous, upright growth habit. 5. Fruit with a good balance between acid and sugar with an average Brix of 18.8°.

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, being a productive and regular bearer of attractive fruit with red skin and flesh, having very good flavor and eating quality; the fruit is further characterized by having firm flesh, good handling and storage quality and in comparison to the proprietary interspecific pollen parent (20Z288) the new variety is heavier in fruit production, produces fruit that are larger in size, has red flesh compared to yellow and is approximately 30 days later in maturity.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP19596 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.