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US Plant Patent PP21817

BELLA SUN

Interspecific tree named ‘BELLA SUN’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 15, 2030.

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 PP21817, the photograph of BELLA SUN printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP21817, 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
PP21817
Filed
January 15, 2010
Granted
March 29, 2011
Expires
January 15, 2030
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 plumcot tree [ Prunus salicina×Prunus armeniaca ]. 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. A regular and productive bearer of medium size fruit. 2. Vigorous, upright tree growth. 3. Fruit with very good flavor and eating quality. 4. Producing attractive yellow fruit with a soft red blush. 5. Fruit with a good balance between acid and sugar.

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 plumcot tree, substantially as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP21817 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.