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US Plant Patent PP27064

Bella Baby

Interspecific tree named ‘Bella Baby’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends March 23, 2035.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 22, 2034. This patent earned 91 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP27064, the photograph of Bella Baby printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP27064, 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
PP27064
Filed
December 22, 2014
Granted
August 16, 2016
Expires
March 23, 2035
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 consist of the following combination of desirable features: 1. Tree with a vigorous, upright growth. 2. Tree being a regular and productive bearer of small to medium size fruit. 3. Fruit with excellent flavor and eating quality. 4. Fruit with an attractive red skin color. 5. Fruit with good storage and shipping qualities.

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 tree, substantially as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP27064 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.