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US Plant Patent PP23106

Bella Jewel

Interspecific tree named ‘Bella Jewel’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends July 5, 2031.

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 PP23106, the photograph of Bella Jewel printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP23106, 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
PP23106
Filed
July 5, 2011
Granted
October 16, 2012
Expires
July 5, 2031
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 vigorous upright growth. 2. Heavy and regular production of fruit. 3. Fruit with dark red flesh. 4. Fruit with very good flavor and eating quality. 5. Fruit with an attractive red skin color.

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.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP23106 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.