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US Plant Patent PP18815

Bella Cerise

Interspecific tree named ‘Bella Cerise’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends September 19, 2026.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 16, 2025. This patent earned 277 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP18815, the photograph of Bella Cerise printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP18815, 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
PP18815
Filed
December 16, 2005
Granted
May 13, 2008
Expires
September 19, 2026
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. Regular and productive bearer of medium to large size fruit. 2. Vigorous, semi-spreading tree growth. 3. Fruit with attractive red skin color. 4. Fruit with good flavor and eating quality. 5. Relatively uniform size and maturity of fruit throughout the tree. 6. Fruit with good storage and shelf life.

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1. A new and distinct interspecific tree, substantially as illustrated and described, characterized by its large size, vigorous, semi-spreading growth and being a regular and productive bearer of medium to large size fruit with good flavor and eating quality; the fruit is further characterized by having an attractive red skin color, firm flesh and being relatively uniform in size and maturity, in comparison to its maternal proprietary parent (38GH36) it has pubescent skin compared to smooth skin and is approximately 18 days earlier in maturity.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP18815 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.