US Plant Patent PP7420

Flavor Queen

Interspecific tree "Flavor Queen"

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired October 27, 2009. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

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: PP7420
Filed: October 27, 1989
Granted: January 15, 1991
Expires: October 27, 2009

Abstract

A new and distinctive interspecific tree (Plum×Plum Cot); its novelty consists of the following unique combination of desirable features. 1. The ability to be a regular and productive bearer of large size fruit. 2. Fruit with excellent flavor and eating quality. 3. Fruit having a high degree of soluble solids (average 18.1 Brix). 4. Vigorous semi-spreading growth. 5. The ability of the fruit to stay firm on the tree 12-15 days after maturity (shipping ripe). 6. Uniform ripening of the fruit throughout the tree.

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

We claim: 1. A new and distinct variety of interspecific tree, as illustrated and described, characterized by its large size, vigorous, semi-spreading growth and a productive and regular bearer of large, firm, yellow flesh, clingstone fruit; the fruit is further characterized by staying firm on the tree 12 to 15 days after maturity, having excellent flavor and eating quality with a high degree of soluble solids (average 18.1 Brix) and having good storage quality.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP7420 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.